[Dear Amy] Tricky Romances

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→ outside opinion

 : other people's opinion, not the person being around me

 > I just need an outside opinion as to what might be the most "normal" thing to do in my situation.

→ lay off

 : stop doing something

Hope against hope

 : stop hoping

 > Should I lay off and hope against hope that he'll suddenly call about something?

→ protocol 

 : right procedure to promise thing, not regulation

 >  What is the right protocol?

→ on a pretext

 : He got invitation but making excuse, didn't come 구실을 만들어

 > show up on your area on a pretext.

→ figure out

 : sort out

 > Even a shy person will figure out how to be bold if he's interested in someone.

→ getting in touch

 = keeping in touch

→ Cheat on sb with 

 > I found out that he cheated on me with a mutual friend.

→ Mutual friend

 : My friend knows my other friends. three of them including me are friends each other.

→ feel compelled

  :강박관념을 느끼다(feel guilty), ~를 해야할것같다.

 > They only shared a kiss, but he felt horrible about it and felt compelled to tell me about it.

→ be apart

 : feel very far 떨어져 있다. (* be apart from )

 > While we were apart, I started getting closer with a friend of mine I have a had a crush on.)

→ Crush on

 : fall in love with, be hooked on

 > I guess you could say that I have a little crush on him.

→ getting closer

 : get to know him better

 > I started getting closer with a friend of mine who U have had a crush on.

→ get back together

 : 재회하다

 > The day after my boyfriend and I got back together, she confessed to me that sh had liked me for a long time.

→ pursue a crush

* pursue a happiness, pursue a goal, pursue a dream

 >Do I leave the man who hurt me to pursue a crush ?

→ allow the crush to pass

 =Let it (the crush) go

 >Do I stay with the one I love and allow the crush to pass?

→ commit 

 : devote, dedicate

 >IF you want your relationship with your boyfriend to succeed, then you need to commit to it.

→ regardless of 

 =even if *regardless of 막론하고>regardless of sex and age

 > regardless of whatever other temptations you face.

 > Regardless of whatever age I look, my real age doesn't change in real.

→ tend to be temporary 

 : 금방 들어왔다 금방 나가는것인냥

 > Money in my account tend to be temporary.

 > Crushes tend to be temporary in nature.

→ flicker

 :ⓥ 깜박거리다 

 > flicking bulb

 >Only to become memories that briefly flicker to life ate college reunion.

→ Reunion

 : 동창회