to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
very likely; very probable
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
failure; mistake; blunder
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
now; the present time; just now; another; more
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
but; however; provided that
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...