The best thing would have been to try to explain.
Should he tell her the truth now, try to explain?
Let me try to explain what I am getting at.
He knew better than to try again to explain things.
Or to try to explain the situation and ask him to help.
I didn't want to have to try to explain to him what had happened to me.
I tried to explain, but we were talking about two different countries.
Maybe if he could just talk to her, try to explain.
I tried to explain what he already must have known.
But she didn't try to explain what had just changed for her.