赖世雄学英语中级上Lesson10

flatter
Flattering/Flattery will not get you anywhere.
You are trying to flatter me and it won't work.

flattery

meet with

The chairman presided over the meeting.

I'll meet you halfway.

compromise
OK, I'll reach a compromise with you.

be afraid of sth/sb
Peter is afraid of snakes

scared
frightened

Many girls are scared of cockroaches/roaches.

raise
Raising a family is becoming more and more difficult.
Supporting a family is becmoing more and more difficult.

It's getting warmer and warmer.

I'll take sides with you.
I'll back you up
I'll sides with you.
You have my support.

What you say can't be more true.
I couldn't agree with you more.
I couldn't care less./I don't care any more.

Watch your language.

I couldn't make ends meet myself.
Today many city couples both have to work or they can't make ends meet.

Do you need any money?
Are you in need of any money?
We are in need of more parks in our city.

I badly need your love.

stingy
dump sb