disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
used article (esp. clothes)
to be needed; to be wanted
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicate reason; infers some protest
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
together; at the same time; same; identical
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with