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to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

answering machine; answerphone

life story; personal narrative; story of one's life

helpful person; person who likes looking after others

overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person

manager; go-between; caretaker

in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short

Idiomatic expression

to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation)

our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation

lovers' quarrel

whispered conversation; whispering

to come to an agreement

to interrupt (a person)

to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

allegory; fable; parable

down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with

to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut; to have a heart-to-heart talk

to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone

to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone

Noun or verb acting prenominally

needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after

Noun or verb acting prenominally

troublesome; annoying; difficult

(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

Greek mythology

to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful

obliging person; person who likes looking after others

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories