persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
meaning; significance; sense
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to get back together (with a former partner)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
really; truly; indeed; good grief
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
your husband; her husband
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
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
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to talk; to chat; to chatter