Relationship Building Words

verb to make a great effort, especially in order to help or please someone

• The company is willing to bend over backwards to accommodate their clients' needs.
• I'll bend over backwards to help you with your project.
• She really bent over backwards to impress her crush.
• Sometimes you have to bend over backwards to reach your goals.

noun A clean slate is a metaphorical expression meaning to start fresh or anew without any preconceived notions or biases.

• After serving his sentence, he was given a clean slate and allowed to start afresh.
• I messed up my first attempt, but now I have a clean slate to try again.
• I'm done with that toxic relationship, time for a clean slate.
• Starting a new job feels like having a clean slate to make a fresh start.

verb to express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize

• After hearing about the company's layoffs, the employees gathered to commiserate with one another.
• I called my friend to commiserate about how tough our exams were.
• We all went out to grab a drink and commiserate over our terrible day.
• The characters in the novel were able to commiserate with each other's struggles, forming a strong bond.

noun a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• Please feel free to get in touch with our customer service team for further assistance.
• Hey, if you have any questions, just get in touch with me and I'll help you out.
• Yo, hit me up if you need anything, we can chat and figure it out together.
• In order to understand the deeper meaning of the poem, you need to get in touch with the emotions behind the words.

verb to establish again; to restore or bring back into existence

• The company aims to reestablish its presence in the international market.
• We need to reestablish our friendship after that argument.
• Let's reestablish our cool factor by throwing an epic party.
• After a period of self-reflection, she was able to reestablish her sense of self-worth.

verb to join together for a common purpose or action

• The two political parties decided to unite in order to pass the new legislation.
• Let's unite and work together to achieve our goals.
• We should all unite and throw a party this weekend!
• Music has the power to unite people from different backgrounds and cultures.

noun the act of seeking the affection or love of someone, especially with the intention of marriage

verb to seek the affection or love of someone, especially with the intention of marriage

• The businessman spent months wooing potential investors for his latest project.
• He's been wooing her with flowers and chocolates to win her over.
• He's really good at wooing the ladies, always knows the right things to say.
• The politician is skilled at wooing voters with promises of change and progress.

adjective showing or tending to have trust or confidence

• The trustful relationship between the two companies led to a successful partnership.
• I feel trustful towards my new coworker after working on a project together.
• I'm totally trustful of my best friend to keep my secrets.
• The artist's use of colors in the painting created a trustful atmosphere.