no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
outsider; someone outside of a group
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
job hunting; job searching
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
concession; conciliation; compromise
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
unmarried; not yet married
family a woman has married into
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
going on a pleasure jaunt
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
sports-minded; sports-oriented
all over; all over the place; everywhere
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
positive thinking; optimism
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
rival; competitor; competition
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
leaving everything up to someone else
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars