unmarried; not yet married
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
how many years; how long; what year
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
myself; yourself; I; me; you
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept