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Used with adjectives:
"
The father and son had a brief conversation."
(brief, short, long, lengthy)
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Small talk is considered everyday conversation."
(everyday, ordinary, casual, informal)
"
The two friends had an intimate conversation."
(intimate, personal, private)
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Face-to-face conversation is the most effective."
(face-to-face, one-on-one)
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They had a very long phone conversation."
(phone, telephone)
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They are unable to have a civilized conversation."
(civilized, polite, friendly, pleasant, simple, normal)
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I enjoy good conversation."
(good, intelligent, interesting)
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We have honest conversations."
(honest, deep, meaningful, serious)
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The men had a strange conversation."
(strange, awkward)
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Children do not understand adult conversation."
(adult)
Used with verbs:
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How can we have a conversation with all the noise?"
(have, carry on, hold)
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Let's make conversation with the new student."
(make, encourage)
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Why don't we begin the conversation?"
(begin, open, start)
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She always tries to control the conversation."
(control, dominate)
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They joined in the conversation."
(joined in, entered)
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Shall we conclude the conversation here?"
(conclude, end, finish)
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Please do not interrupt our conversation."
(interrupt)
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Where did the conversation occur?"
(occur, take place)
"
He tries to avoid conversations with strangers."
(avoid)
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I heard their conversation."
(heard, overheard, listened to)
"
She taped their conversation."
(taped, recorded)
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Do you remember our conversation?"
(remember, recall)
Used with prepositions:
"
Try to keep eye contact during conversation."
(during)
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We had a long conversation about politics."
(about, on)
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We overheard the conversation between the married couple."
(between)
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I had a short conversation with my neighbor."
(with)
