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nothing in English:

1. nix


They nixed my project for good.
Apart from that, nix.

2. all


Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
We're all happy.
I hope all but one of your dreams come true, so you always have something to strive for.
I had a lot of gumption when I was young, but now it seems to have all petered out.
Finding one's way around Nagoya is very simple. All you do is look at the signs.
If at all possible, you should go and look into the matter yourself.
Her courage during her illness is an inspiration to us all.
All this walking is killing the soles of my feet and my toes. I wonder if I have the right size shoes.
The best parents of all are those who allow their children to follow their natural talents.
Earlier, as I was walking down the sidewalk, a car drove by and splashed water on me. Look at this! My skirt and shoes are all muddy.
I know that it is highly unlikely that we'll be able to sell all this stuff.
He gives work all he's got, and gets more work done than anybody else.
If you aren't careful about what you eat, you'll put back on all the weight that you spent so much time losing.
Tom promised Mary that he'd pay back all the money that he'd borrowed from her.
After spending hours out in the cold winter wind, my skin got all chapped and dry.

English word "nothing"(all) occurs in sets:

Word pairs - pary słów

3. what do you du



4. nothing


It's nothing personal.
Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.
When advice will no longer help, nothing will.
I just want a straight answer. Nothing more.
Though grammatically there is nothing wrong with this sentence, I doubt if anyone would actually ever use it.
Jingle Bells, a popular song around Christmas time, is not really a Christmas song. The lyrics say nothing about Christmas.
Nothing gave her greater pleasure than to watch her son growing up.
As the saying goes, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.
We got this chair for nothing because the lady next door didn't need it anymore.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
Nothing I heard at the meeting made me change my mind.
Nothing out of the ordinary happened on our trip.
The one who demands much, gets much. The one who demands too much, gets nothing.
The heart itself is nothing more nor less than a large, tough, leather-like muscle.

5. what


What else?
He has a huge capacity for accepting other people. That's what makes him special.
What is it that determines the route a railway takes?
How much of what I've written here do you understand?
What does seem clear is that we need to spend more money on this project.
What does what happened last night have to do with what's happening today?
Let's go to the movies next time. "What makes you think there will be a next time?"
He is too busy dreaming dreams to plan what he will do in his old age.
She knelt beside him and asked him what his name was.
A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source.
My what a narrow waist! Her face is small, she really looks just like a doll!
Leaves are to plants what lungs are to animals.
She wouldn't let him in the room no matter what.
What is peculiar to Japan at mealtimes is that people eat rice out of little bowls.
According to what they say, that boy is very good at singing.

6. nada


It won't cost you anything—zero, nada.
Não tenho nada para fazer.

7. what happened



8. naught


The shape of an egg is like the shape of a naught (0).
The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.