Words and Phrases
lend; borrow; loan
loan n. 借款
I can lend some money to you.
I can lend you some money.
I can loan you some money.
Can I borrow some money from you?
flatter
praise someone dishonestly
Flattering will never get you anywhere.
greet; greeting
“hi” is polite greeting.
Don’t forget to greet him.
preside; president
The chairman presided over the meeting.
We vote for our president election.
We vote to elect our president.
polity; politics; politician
The politician asked us for our support.
halfway; compromise
I’ll meet you halfway.
I will compromise with you.
I will reach a compromise with you.
frightened; scared; afraid
Most girls are frighented/scared/afraid of cockroaches.
support; raise
side with; back one up; take side with
I will take side with you.
I will support you.
I will back you up.
I will side with you.
Supporing/raising a family is becoming more and more difficult these days.
dump
dump an old friend
I have sat up my mind to dump you.
be friends with sb; make friends with sb
Everyone likes to make friends with him.
Everyone likes to be friends with him.
meet ends
I can hardly meet ends myself.
Today many city couples both have to work or they can’t make ends with themselves.
Grammar
can’t; couldn’t
What you say can’t be more true.
I can’t care less.
I couldn’t agree with more.
more and more; increasingly
I find that people are becoming more and more materialistic.
I find that people are becoming increasingly materialistic.