This week’s mutterings (when it says _____, I think _____):

1. On the verge :: Tears, crying.
2. Tempestuous :: Rocky.
3. Coherent :: Understandable.
4. Near death :: Dying, sickly.
5. Illiterate :: Can’t read.
6. Why not? :: Asking for trouble.
7. Period :: End of a sentence, the “monthly visitor.”
8. Long lost :: Significant other stranded on a desert island.
9. Torrid :: Clothing company at Hot Topic.
10. Nail :: Finger/toe.