embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
that; the matter in question
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
depending on; dependent on
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
all present; all concerned; all of us
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
when it becomes; when it comes to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
area; domain; territory; field; range; region