Total Phrases- 4535
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In-positive / Confidence url

Suggesting to a friend how to invest

  1. It’s worth a shot.
  2. Things will go as smooth as silk.
  3. It’s a step in the right direction.
  4. It’s a good start.
  5. You know anything is possible!
  6. I know a good thing when I see it.
  7. I know all about it.
  8. I know what’s best.
  9. That’s it in a nutshell.

Suggesting to a friend how to invest

In-positive / Confidence
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In-neutral / Caution url

A publisher given a story that might be libelous

  1. I just can’t chance it.
  2. I’m going to treat it with kid gloves.
  3. It could blow sky high.
  4. Let’s not rush into things.
  5. I may be sitting on a time bomb.
  6. One option is for is for me to just wait it out.
  7. I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.
  8. It’s best if I wait until the whole thing blows over.
  9. I just don’t feel like bucking the system.
  10. I’m inclined to just tiptoe around the whole situation.
  11. I think if I got involved in any way I would be playing with fire.
  12. My gut feeling is that I should just leave it well enough alone.
  13. The fact that no one else wants to do it is not a good sign.
  14. I don't know the person involved from a hole in the wall, and I think I should regard that as a warning signal.

A publisher given a story that might be libelous

In-neutral / Caution
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In-positive / Hope url

The score is tied towards the end of a baseball game

  1. I can hardly wait.
  2. We’ll see.
  3. That’s not such a long time to wait.
  4. It will be cause for a celebration.
  5. I wouldn’t miss this for the world.
  6. Victory and success feel so tantalizingly close, that I can almost taste it.
  7. Cross your fingers.
  8. I’m counting on it.
  9. Even if the news isn’t what we’re hoping for, better luck next time.
  10. I can’t stand the suspense, and the sooner we find out the better.
  11. It looks like we might have a winner very soon.

The score is tied towards the end of a baseball game

In-positive / Hope
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In-negative / Desperation url

Working 3 jobs to make ends meet

  1. I can’t take it anymore.
  2. I’ve reached the bottom of the barrel.
  3. I’ve been so busy lately that I’m running myself ragged.
  4. I’m going to lose my mind.
  5. The harder I try the worse everything gets.
  6. I feel so inadequate.
  7. I feel like I’m busting at the seams.
  8. I just seem to be spinning my wheels, without getting anything accomplished.
  9. Life’s not a picnic.
  10. I’ve been working my fingers to the bone.
  11. I’ve been in the same old rut as long as I can remember.
  12. How much more of this do you think I can take?
  13. I feel weighed down by my problems, and by life in general.
  14. I’m running on empty.

Working 3 jobs to make ends meet

In-negative / Desperation
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In-positive / Confidence url

Preparing for a test

  1. I can do it with my eyes shut.
  2. I know it like the back of my hand.
  3. I’ve got it under control.
  4. I think I’ll be able to muddle through for a while.
  5. I made a lot of progress.
  6. I can cope with it.
  7. It will be a breeze.
  8. I'm holding my own.
  9. My head is still above water.
  10. So far so good.
  11. Every few hours I just run out of steam and need to rest awhile until I get my energy back.
  12. I’m holding my own.

Preparing for a test

In-positive / Confidence
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Out-positive / Friendship url

Stating commitment-2

  1. I’ll be your Rock of Gibraltar.
  2. Till death do us part.
  3. You’re the answer to my dreams.
  4. You mean the world to me.
  5. I’d be lost without you.
  6. What would I do without you?
  7. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.
  8. You’re all that a man/woman could hope for.
  9. Where have you been all my life?
  10. I’m mad about you.
  11. You’re a dream come true.
  12. You take my breath away.

Stating commitment-2

Out-positive / Friendship
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Out-positive / Concern url

To a friend who is very depressed

  1. Don’t go bonkers on me.
  2. What’s wrong now?
  3. What’s on your mind?
  4. I hate seeing you like this.
  5. You look like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.
  6. What are you so edgy about?
  7. Has the cat got your tongue?
  8. It’s good for you to get out once in a while.
  9. It seems as if you don’t know whether you’re coming or going.
  10. I’ll do anything I can.
  11. How can I ease your burden?
  12. I won’t be judgmental.
  13. I'm on your side.
  14. What’s come over you?
  15. Perhaps there are some things that I can take off your hands.
  16. Take things one day at a time.
  17. There’s light at the end of the tunnel.
  18. Take each day as it comes.
  19. Always know that I’m here for you.
  20. Sometimes it’s darkest just before the dawn.
  21. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.
  22. Pull yourself together.
  23. Hold on tight, it will be alright.

To a friend who is very depressed

Out-positive / Concern
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In-positive / Hope url

Before they announce the winner of the lottery

  1. I think this is it.
  2. It’s the chance of a lifetime.
  3. You know anything’s possible!
  4. We’re banking on it.
  5. Even if we don’t win, there’s always next year.
  6. One could only hope.
  7. This is the moment that we’ve all been waiting for.
  8. Maybe it will be different this time.
  9. Keep your fingers crossed.
  10. We’re hoping there’s a pot of gold on the other side of the rainbow.
  11. The price is right.
  12. I hope and pray that the money will now just start rolling in.
  13. This could be our ticket to freedom.
  14. Hope springs eternal.
  15. I have high hopes for it.
  16. I have a lot riding on it.
  17. A big change for the better might be just around the corner.
  18. It would be the answer to my prayers.

Before they announce the winner of the lottery

In-positive / Hope
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In-negative / Desperation url

Losing a lot of money in the stock market

  1. They’ve got the deck stacked against us.
  2. I’ve been cut off at the knees.
  3. So much of the time I feel that I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
  4. I’m behind the eight ball.
  5. Boy, was that a mistake.
  6. Back to the salt mines.
  7. I feel like I’ve been raked over the coals.
  8. I’m running out of steam.

Losing a lot of money in the stock market

In-negative / Desperation
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Action-1

  1. Do something about it.
  2. Get on the ball.
  3. Give it a whirl.
  4. There’s no time like the present!
  5. Don’t put it off.
  6. Give it the old college try.
  7. You can’t walk with both feet on the ground.
  8. Don’t be passive.
  9. This is the moment of truth.
  10. Rise to the occasion.
  11. Take the bull by the horns.
  12. Strike while the iron is hot.
  13. This is a chance of lifetime.

Action-1

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-negative / Confusion url

Being a victim of a robbery

  1. I haven’t the faintest idea what happened.
  2. OK, now what do I do?
  3. I don’t know what to say.
  4. It’s hard to believe.
  5. I feel totally disoriented.
  6. I'm shell-shocked.
  7. What happened is weird, and can’t be explained so easily.
  8. This really messed up my schedule, but I’ll do what I can to get back to a semblance of normalcy.
  9. What was that all about?
  10. Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut.
  11. How did that happen?

Being a victim of a robbery

In-negative / Confusion
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Out-positive / Friendship url

Saying goodbye-2

  1. Talk to you later.
  2. Let’s call it a day.
  3. I really have to run.
  4. See you in a bit.
  5. I’d best be on my way.
  6. Have a safe journey.
  7. Have a nice time.
  8. Give me a ring.
  9. Let’s call it a night.
  10. Let’s keep in touch.
  11. Good night, sleep tight.
  12. I’m already looking forward to seeing you the next time we meet.
  13. Take care.
  14. I better let you go.
  15. It was wonderful meeting you.
  16. Have a good trip.

Saying goodbye-2

Out-positive / Friendship