By Rachel Mitchell Text Copyright 2018 by Rachel Mitchell

Conventional [Adjective] (traditional and ordinary; following what has been done in the past).
He's very conventional in his views.
She prefers a more conventional style of dress.
Complementary [Adjective] (two things which are different, but form a useful combination).
His personality is complementary to hers.
Swimming and yoga are two complementary activities which help to reduce
stress.
Convert [Verb] (to change in form, character, or function).
The church in our street has been converted into a restaurant.
Command [Verb] (to deserve to obtain or achieve something).
Skilled workers will be able to command high salaries and enjoy a decent standard of living.
With her skills and experience, she can command a high salary. The best lawyers can expect to command a very high salary.
Confront [Verb] (to deal with a problem or difficult situation or person).
She has to confront her fears.
Never confront the teacher like you did.
Convince [Verb] (to make someone believe that something is true).
I was convinced by his explanation. He wasn’t able to convince her.
He was convinced of her innocence.
Countless [Adjective] (too many to be counted).
Countless stars lit up the night sky. He is the idol of countless teenagers.
To code [Verb] (to write code (numbers, words, and symbols) for a computer program).
He got a job coding for Google.
Coding information into numbers and symbols requires advanced computer
skills.
To cover a lot of ground [Expression] (to deal with much information and many facts).
We covered a lot of ground on our hike today.
We need to cover a lot of ground in French History before the exam date.
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Deteriorate [Verb] (to become worse in character, quality, value, etc).
His health deteriorated rapidly, and he had to stop working in 2005. Her health deteriorated quickly, and she soon died.