to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
spite; frustration; vexation
to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries
to be in confusion; to be busy
to pass (something) off as a joke