Last year something bad happened to me. I was so stricken with grief and I had a hard time dealing with it. I started reading English books as a friend of mine had commanded. At least while I read, I was able to step out of my depression. Could you please make my sentences sound more natural? I want to know if using "stricken with grief and "step out of one's depression" makes sense in spoken English. If they don't make sense and if there are any synonyms for them that are used a lot in spoken English, could you please tell me? Thank you so much.

1) We've been dating for five years, so we decided we should just go all in with our relationships. 2) It's been 5 years since we started dating, so we decided we should just go all in with our relationships. 3) Now that we've been dating for five years, so we decided we should just go all in with our relationships. Could you please tell me which sentence is more natural among 1), 2) and 3)? I want to know the usage of "now that" and "since" Could you please help me? Thank you so much.

1)  A : Do you make good money running your food truck? B : Since my costs are very low, it's really profitable. 2) A : Do you make good money running your food truck? B : it's really profitable because my costs are very low. 3) A : Do you make good money running your food truck? B : My costs are very low, so it's really profitable. Could you please tell me which sentence is more natural among 1), 2) and 3)? I want to know the usage of "since", "because" and "so". Could you please help me? Thank you so much.

I'm active in an online English study group with people who I got to know through a certain recitation challenge. We all study with the same book every day, and exchange thoughts about each day's topic. This brought us close together. At first, we stuck to the topic of English studies. But nowadays, we share various aspects of daily life. In the beginning, I felt self-conscious about talking with strangers in a group chatroom. But now, conversations with my online buddies have become part of my daily routine. We are all different ages and live in different places. But we have become good friends as we share our hardships and root for each other. A year has passed since we met each other. Finally, 11 of us have agreed to meet in person this weekend at Seoul Station. I have been looking forward to that day ever since we agreed to meet up.  Could you please make above sentences sound more natural? I also want to know if it does make sensen using "I felt self-conscious and exchange thoughts" in the case. Could you please help me? Thank you for your time and your help.

Hello Could you please look at the sentences below? 1) Making it myself at home is much easier on the wallet. 2) It makes sense that speed walking is better for you than both walking and running. It's easier on the heart and joints than running. Today I learned the expression "be easier on" and I want to make sure how to use it in daily life. I came across the above 2 sentences First of all, I want to know their meaning in the context. Second, for 2), I guess what the second sentence means speed walking is good for the heart and joints. So can I use "be easier on" when I describe something is good for something else? For example, does it make sense that "using an eco bag is easier on the environment when you go grocery shopping"? Does it make sense that "When you study, it is easier on taking a 10-minute break every hour"? If are there any mistakes in my sentences and could you please correct them and could you please explain why with some examples? Thank you for your time and your help.

"The court case against the powerful corporation proved to be an uphill battle." I came across this sentence in my book. Can I replace this sentence to one below using "turn out" instead of using "prove"? Doesn't it make sense? Is there any difference between "prove" and "turn out"? Could you please help me? Thank you so much. my sentence) It turned out that the court case against the powerful corporation was an uphill battle.

It is my daughter's first day of studying private institute for entering a university. Last year she failed to get accepted by a university and decided to study another year. She got up early in the morning and went there without having anything. She says she'd rather get more sleep than eat something in the morning. She probably has a hard time getting used to private institute life in two weeks. From 8 am to 10 pm a day, she couldn't use her phone and had to spend most of her time in classrooms or a studying room. I hope she will be fine. I hope everything goes well. Go for my daughter!! Could you please make my sentences sound natural? Thank you for your time and your help.

Mari asks Sola how she copes with many people asking for her autograph and taking selfies of her. She said that she might be a little bothered about signing her autographs one by one, but she didn't think she would have become that famous without these people. I think a lot of celebrities take their popularity and their fans for granted. But I think their fans will give them the cold shoulder if celebrities don't treat them kindly or bother them. Could you please make my sentences sound more natural? Thank you so much.

1) A : When we met last month, you told me you decided to go on a diet. I see you're eating dessert today. What happened to your diet. B : I've been on a diet really hard for the past month. But last weekend, my kid kept eating sweets in front of me, and it chipped away at my resolve. I'm so upset A : Oh, I see. Don't be so upset You can start again anytime you want. 2) At first, the robbery suspect told detectives he didn't commit the crime. They didn't believe what he said and kept asking the same question without putting him to sleep for two days. Eventually, it continued to chip away at the lie he told. 3) We've been losing soccer games for the past month. Our soccer coach insisted that we did not work hard and chipped away at our self-confidence, causing some of us quit. I'm practicing using the expression "chip away at". Could you please make my sentences sound more natural? Thank you so much.