I though I was winning.
I thought that I should succeed.
I was terribly disappointed with these results.
I foreboded that I might fail.
I rue the day (when) I accepted the offer.
I trust that, in the long run, I will not be a loser.
I wonder if I will win some public lottery.
I was determined not to give in to temptation.
I took it for granted that you would join us.
That's something I should have been more careful of.
I trust that, in the long run, I will not be a loser.
I had a slight scruple about doing that kind of thing.
He threw cold water on what I was doing.
It failed, contrary to my expectation.
That was a difficult thing for me to forgive.