start a relationship
You know the same people and you go in for the same activities. In this situation you say that I have....
I have mutual interests and mutual friends.
You arrive at a place or event after the expected or scheduled time, often without a valid excuse or consideration for others’ time. Use the phrasal verb.
You show up late.
When the argument becomes intense and louder,
we'll say that the conflict....
The conflict escalates.
When your friend and you feel that your friendship has become stronger that before, you'll say that we've ...
We've strengened bonds.
She has trusted me and thought well of me since I helped her with her work last month. (start with I...)
I have been in her good books since I helped her with her work last month.
Two people immediately hit it off, laugh together, trust each other, and feel right at home — even if they’ve just met. What will we say about them? They've....
They've got along like a house on fire.
What do people usually do when they form an opinion or make a decision too quickly, without having all the facts or listening to the full story?
When someone speaks in a moment of intense anger without thinking, we'll say that a person speaks....
A person speaks in the heat of an argument.
When a colleague doesn't want the argument to turn into a huge fight, he/she tries to ...... a tense situation.
He/she tries to defuse a tense situation.
My parents have been in a long-lasting, angry disagreement (with silence, coldness, or constant arguing) ever since they argued about the kitchen.
My parents have been at loggerheads ever since they argued about the kitchen.
You've started to talk to a stranger in a cafe or on a bus, with a shopkeeper about her handmade crafts, or with a stranger waiting in line. Give the synonym. You've....
You've struck a conversation.
Someone behaves in a way that is overly intense, pushy, or overwhelming — especially when trying to impress, persuade, or get close to someone. Someone crosses a boundary by being too eager, too fast, or too forceful. It often makes the other person feel uncomfortable or pressured. How does a person behave?
A person comes on too strong.
What does a person do when he/she carefully prepares or delivers counterarguments in response to someone else’s point and is more focused on winning the argument than on understanding?
A person crafts rebuttals.
When you´re feeling down, it´s supportive to know that
someone is .......
Someone is by your side.
The twins are always together.
The twins live in each other’s pockets.
When you start working with new people, it’s important to show interest in their work and build trust. What is this process of building trust called?
establish/ build a rapport
You are trying to make someone emotionally or cleverly lose control, for example, in an argument proving that you're right, even if it damages the relationship.
You are trying to ..... of your friend
You are trying to get the better of your friend.
When you feel upset, you need to understand, analyse and organise your feelings. What do you have to do with your fellings? Use the phrasal verb.
I have to sort out my feelings.
When you realize that the relationship, which seemed broken, suddenly starts working again or after months of doubt you got your job, friends, happiness, you say that everything finally ....
Everything finally fell in place.
Jim seems to become fond of (have a liking for) the new neighbour.
Jim seems to take a shine to our new neighbour.
After your friend and you haven't seen each other for some time, you meet, exchange news and gossips, tell each other what has happened during this period, you ............ on each other's news.
You catch up on each other's news.
When you fail to control your anger, you say that
I can't .... my anger ...
I can´t keep my anger in check.
People who were once close (friends, family members, partners, or colleagues) can have this breakdown for weeks, months, even years and it is difficult to repair.
They have a long-term rift.
Sometimes it's helpful to have a pause to calm down. It means that you have to .....
You have to take a breather.
We had an argument with our neighbours.They are completely ignoring us. (use "will+not").
We had an argument with our neighbours, and now they won't even give us the time of day.