Phrases and Word Combinations to get/come to grips with smb/smth to take up time and energy to linger in the mind

a borderline case to plump for smth to ponder over smth to feel the faint stirrings of curiosity/hatred, etc. to size smb up to have one's feet (firm) on the ground to have things (too much) one's own way to get into a groove/rut to look round for ideas an odd coincidence to feel reassured to send smb to Coventry in the flesh to have/bear a grudge against smb ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY 1. come come about come along (on) come by come down come in come off come on come out come to come up 2. objective objective object

object objection 3. ground to cover much/a lot of ground to suit someone down to the ground groundless well-grounded forbidden ground common ground 4. thing (not) quite the thing the thing is have a thing about old thing 5. oppose to be opposed to opposite opposite opposition 6. initial initial initiative 7. attention attend attentive 8. reassure reassurance assure assured self-assured assurance 9. yield yield yielding