USEFUL EXPRESSIONS - On account of

- In case you run into/in case of

A. MONEY / TIME - For fear of disturbing/for fear I might
disturb
- pay : cash, money, the rent, the bill, sb - To avoid being
- pay in cash, by cheque/ credit card - To prevent from finding
- pay for : the meal, my driving lessons - No matter where/wherever
- earn : money, a salary, a living - As near as
- make : money, a profit, a loss - As far as I know
- cost : it cost me a lot/ a fortune - By far(to a great degree)
- worth : it’s worth a lot/ a fortune/spending - Far better (much – a lot)
- charge : sb a lot - Further (more, additional)
- spend/waste (a lot of) money on sth - In the beginning
- spend/waste money/time doing sth - At the beginning of
- save money/time by doing sth - Burst into + noun
- pay interest on a bank loan, pay tax on your - Burst out + gerund
income - Be able to
- pay the telephone bill/parking fine/bus fare - Be capable of + gerund
- get a government grant/mortgage to buy a house - Talk nonsense/rubbish
- Tell the difference /the truth/the
B. VERBS/EXPRESSIONS + GERUND time/lies/a story/jokes
- Say hello/good morning
- We prefer walking to driving. /my prayers/sorry/thank you
- I don’t feel like going out tonight.
- He can’t help coughing.
- There’s no point in calling him back.
- It’s no good asking me.
- Our house needs refurnishing/to be refurnished.
- The house needs/wants/requires painting. But :
the house needs/requires to be painted.
- I’m looking forward to seeing you soon.
- It’s worth buying it.
- We apologize for not being able to help you.
- I wouldn’t recommend eating that.
- There’s no way of her contacting us.
- It still needs doing.
- They are not keen on playing in the rain.
- He is very good at playing the piano.
- We decided to go to Spain instead of going to
Italy.

C. VARIOUS EXPRESSIONS

- Except for / apart from

- Be/feel proud of + noun or gerund
- Takes pride in
- Pride oneself on
- Amazed/surprised/shocked to find/at finding
- Amazed/surprised/shocked at/by the number
- Amazed/surprised/shocked to see
- Amazed/surprised/shocked at/by the sight of
- Because of
- Due to
- Owing to