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to do something helpful for someone, usually because they ask

Used in conversation to introduce a suggestion, an offer, or the point you are about to make.

Ask, invite, or tell someone to accompany the speaker or follow them somewhere.

alone; without anyone else

Ask someone to do something for you, often as a polite or pointed lead-in to the actual request or instruction.

Feeling romantic love for someone.

To understand something or find the answer or solution by thinking.

to do sth wrong and not be punished for it

A polite lead-in to a request, invitation, or question, so it sounds less direct.

Help me, especially with a physical job or by pulling or lifting me.

Tired of or no longer willing to put up with a person, thing, or situation that has gone on too long or become annoying.

To dislike a person or thing so strongly that you cannot tolerate them or put up with them.

A polite offer or plea to assist someone with a task, an object, an injury, or a problem.

Ask someone to wait briefly so you can finish something, get ready, or pull yourself together before going on.

To do something wrong, dishonest, or risky and not be caught, stopped, or punished.

Ask someone to wait briefly while you think, finish something, or deal with what is in front of you.

To glance at or briefly examine something, or go and see what is happening.

Reduce speed while moving, driving, or operating something, or tell someone to go more slowly.

used to say that sth is always true, whatever the situation is, or that sb should certainly do sth

A conversational hedge used to head off a misreading: the speaker signals that a following or preceding remark (often a criticism, reservation, or contrast) should not be taken as their whole attitude.

To help someone with a task, especially a physical one such as carrying, lifting, or getting something done.

Thoroughly fed up with a person, situation, or repeated thing and no longer willing to tolerate it.

To listen carefully or concentrate, often as a spoken command to focus on what someone is saying.

To glance at or briefly examine someone or something, often to check what it is, what is wrong, or what it looks like.

used to introduce different points of view, ideas, etc., especially when they are opposites

Responsible for a person, place, task, or organization, with the authority to manage it.

Tell a guest to relax and treat the place as if it were their own home.

to be unable to think or behave in a normal way; to become crazy

a problem or question that everyone knows about but does not mention because it is easier not to discuss it

To feel a romantic infatuation for someone, often secret or one-sided.

To deal with a problem, task, or mess so that it gets handled and other people need not worry about it.

to be much more difficult to do than to talk about

to be about or connected with sb / sth

A skeptical or challenging question asking what grounds someone has for a belief, assumption, or claim, often implying the speaker doubts there is a good reason.

to have an effect / no effect on sb / sth

to find or get sth

to have an opportunity or a real possibility to do something

A polite invitation or request for someone to sit down.

Annoyed, bored, or exasperated because you have had too much of a person, thing, or situation and will not put up with it any longer.

To obstruct, interfere with, or hinder a person, plan, feeling, or activity, whether by being physically in the way or by becoming an obstacle.

To speak briefly with someone, often privately, about a particular matter.

A rhetorical question meaning some detail, distinction, or choice does not matter and will not change the result or what should be done.

The morally proper or socially appropriate action; what one ought to do in a situation.

Annoyed or no longer willing to put up with a person, thing, or situation.

A rhetorical question showing disbelief, surprise, or challenge at what was just said or implied: are you seriously claiming that?

to persuade sb to do / not to do sth

to succeed in reaching a place, especially when arrival was difficult or uncertain