U119
The weather is looking up.
Life is looking up now.
The business is looking up
I'm sure everything is looking up
I want to look him up.
Promise to look me up.
You can look it in the dictionary
May I use your dictionary to look up these words?
I'll look it up in the timetable.
U120
Excuse me, will you tell me the way to the station?
If you excuse me, I'll go to my room.
Please excuse me for using your telephone without asking.
Won't you excuse me for a little while?
Don't excuse your rudeness
Nothing can excuse your carelessness like this.
Excuse me for not having brought your book.
Excuse me for my leaving the question unanswered.
U121
I'm sure I'm asking a good faith.
I've lost faith in your ability.
I accepted his story by faith.
Slowly faith came back again.
I don't have much faith in this medicine.
I did it to show my faith in you.
That demonstrates that he lacks faith in others.
Friendship lasts only on a basis of good faith.
U122
What if she comes back now?
What if she found out that I've lost it?
What if she couldn't deliver it on time?
What if the quality is poor?
What if the rumor is true?
What if they won't come after all?
What if there would be something wrong with the car?
What if the neighbor complain about the noise?
U123
I didn't expect the show to take on.
The fashion of skirt didn't taking on for some time.
If the idea takes on, we may make a lot of money.
Your hair takes on a healthy shine.
Your writing takes on a particular style.
The room takes on a holiday ambient (apparent).
I regret that I took the job on.
I decided to take on the job.
U124
I know she is against us.
I'm against doing anything before he arrives.
For my part I'm against acting like this.
It's against my principles to work with them.
I've said nothing against you.
It's difficult to talk against such a noise.
Almost everything is against me today.
That's against my will.
U125
I can't afford to offend my employer.
This effort will afford you a valuable experience
I can't afford to lose a fortunate like this.
You can't afford going there every night.
I can't afford the fare to Australia.
You never consider whether we can afford it.
I still can't afford for it
I can't afford it to go.
U126
The surest way is to buy it yourself.
You yourself to me.
Why look at yourself in the mirror.
I haven't been myself in the past few weeks.
You soon be yourself again.
You just do it by yourself.
Do you walk across the country by yourself?
We boys must learn to think for us by ourselves.
U127
I wouldn't change it for all the world.
I won't do that for all the world.
I won't leave you for everything.
The film is out of this world.
I saw a skirt. It's out of the world
It's a small world, isn't?
I'll never believe there are such a thing in the world.
What on earth will you do?
U128
He writes in a book style.
The letter is to be written in a formal style.
Books for children should be a clear and easy style.
Jack has a strange style of walking.
Do you still have a style of American life?
She certainly has a style.
Dresses may be in style one year and out the next.
I don't see frugality has gone out of style.
U129
We need your help to sustain the program.
I'm too tired to sustain the interesting conversation.
The runner was able to sustain the same pace for hours.
You've eaten too little to sustain the long journey.
The book can sustain a comparison with a classic.
The facts sustain my theory.
The hope sustained being me on my misery.
I've just sustained endurance.
U130
On the whole we've been fortunate.
On the whole I'm satisfied with it.
On the whole I stayed there was quite enjoyable.
There are few mistakes but on the whole you've done well.
We had a good spring on the whole.
The industrial production at a whole increased by 20%.
This is my comment on the whole.
You should exam the problem on the whole.
The items make up the whole contract.
U131
I'd like candy but I can do without it.
It's something I can't do without it.
People can't do without food.
I can do without a secretary.
Money isn't everything but no one can do without it.
I can't go without sleep for two nights.
I had go without shoes.
That goes without saying.
U132
You took the words right out of my mouth.
I took at his word.
You can take my word she is innocent.
Take my words they should be back next week
We always keep our words.
In other words you're wasting my time.
In a word there is no comparison.
I gave you my word that I'll pay you next week.
U133
I insist on the importance of being punctual.
Why did you insist that there was someone in your house?
Why do you insist that Hunry is the best match?
He insisted on lending his car.
I insisted upon your giving me an answer.
I insist upon sending the fourth one
He insists that he should go to dance school.
I insist on the opinion I have.
U134
The machine can did the work of ten men.
What time do you get to work?
Treasure Island is probably his best known work..
This must be the work of that boy.
The bend form of the tree is the work of wind and rain.
Something must be wrong with the work.
Is the sweater your own work?
We don't have to work until holiday is over.
U135
He has hesitated at nothing.
I'm hesitating about whether I join in.
I has to hesitate to tell him the truth about it.
She always hesitates before choosing a new dress.
Don't hesitate too long, you may miss the chance.
I hesitated to make a decision.
I'm hesitating to disturb him.
Are you still hesitating?
U136
May I refer you to the record?
May I refer you to the first line on page five?
May I refer you to article five on the contract?
May I refer you to the schedule?
May I refer you to the relevant entry in the dictionary?
May I refer you to the fifth line in the text?
May I refer you to use your manual?
I'll refer to a history.
U137
We might as well take a look at the city.
You might as well take one more days off.
Since it's a fine day, you might as well walk.
We might as well go home as you suggested.
We might as well enjoy yourself today.
If that is the case I may as well try.
We may as well get the work done first.
I might as well read the newspaper.
U138
I prefer the country to the town.
I prefer to walk there rather than go by bus
Oh, I prefer being alone, darling
I prefer spending the vacation with my family.
I prefer not thinking about the future.
I prefer classical music
I prefer making a speech after a careful preparetion.
Well, I prefer not to have it.
U139
I appreciate the way you work..
I greatly appreciate what you've done for me.
I appreciate your kindness for calling
We appreciate his general generosity.
This is because I can't appreciate music.
Do you appreciate my reason for objecting?
You must appreciate the difficulty of the job.
Nobody will appreciate your jokes when you are gone.
U140
I wonder if you are free tomorrow.
I wonder if you're doing something special for Saturday.
I wonder if you'd give me some advice.
I wonder if you'd mind doing me a favor.
I wonder if you'd tell me the way to…
I wonder why you are always late?
I wonder if I can take a day off.
I wonder what time it's convenient for you.
U141
I run all the way to make sure.
Make sure all the windows are closed, children.
I'll make sure.
I'll make sure she is ready for you.
Make sure to be facts before accusing him
Have you made sure the time of the flight?
Make sure that you haven't lost anything here.
I'll make sure that someone will looks after me at night
U142
You missed the point of my story.
Let me gave you a case of point.
My point is that faces the choice soon or later
Get back to the point.
That's the point.
I'll stretch the point and you leave work early.
You've got points in your words
The point is getting enough money.
U143
I'm not ready to come the decision.
All right, it'll be ready for you immediately
Get my shorts ready, darling
You're always ready with excuses.
I thought ready to cry after his words
Kate is ready to find a fault .
I'm afraid it won't be ready by then.
He's always ready to help others.
U144
His temper is bad enough let alone his extravagances.
They had no hospital let alone an isolation ward.
He can't speak his native language say nothing of English.
He'll not help his brothers not mention of strangers
He can't do simple one say nothing of a fraction
I can't afford to rent the house not mention buy it.
The baby can't even walk let alone dance
I haven't enough money for food let alone amusements
U145
My parents are respectable people.
I wish you'll be more respectable to the elderly.
Respectable citizens should obey the law.
I know it's not respectable to be drunk in the street
Can you act in a respectable manner?
You should put on some more respectable clothes on this occasion.
I earn a respectable salary.
Respectable people won't associate with a man like that.
U146
I think you've got a prospect.
It's great for a young to find a fine prospect.
But my prospect at present is poor.
Do I have a bright prospect if I accept the position?
Behave yourself! Don't ruin your prospect.
My mind is fully occupied by the prospect.
The prospect for her recovery is great.
Is there any prospect of your staying longer?
U147
How time slips away!
Another two months slipped by.
Hold my hand and watch so you don't slip.
My foot slipped and fell down the stairs.
I'm sorry, I must be slipping
You slipped now and then in your grammar.
The condition of the horse is slipping.
His name has slipped my mind.
U148
How can you prove it?
Nothing can be proved by others' suspicions.
He proved a very helpful friend.
The document will prove useful, take good care.
The advice did prove sound.
On the long journey he proved himself an honest man.
The document proves that he has the right.
The facts will prove this worries groundless.