but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
the opposite sex; isomerism
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to concern; to be related
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
chair; stool; post; office; position
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
originally; by nature; from the start
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
while; during (the time when)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
self-consciousness; self-awareness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
it is not (like that) either