out and about	He's very old but he still gets out and about.
recover from	He's recovered from his cold. He'll be at work on Monday.
accustomed to	I'm not accustomed to working on Sundays.
object to	I object to people talking to me when I am working.
on the contrary	He's not rich. On the contrary he's quite poor.
pray for	People all over the world are praying for peace.
right away	"Please come and help me right away."
straight away	They collected the money and left straight away.
gosh	"Look at her!" "Gosh! I've never seen such a tall girl."
fast/slow	"It's one o'clock." "No, your watch Is (you're) slow. It's ten past."
make a difference	We told him not to do it, but it made no difference.
Put by	I told the salesman to put the suit by for me until next week.
left of	After Mike had tried the cake there wasn't much left of it.
pot luck	We haven't booked seats. We'll take pot luck at the theatre.
make arrangements	Have you made arrangements for your holiday yet?
in advance	I booked our table a week in advance at this restaurant.
die of	People still die of hunger in many parts of the world.
all of a sudden	All of a sudden he jumped up and ran out.
draw in	The nights begin to draw in at the end of August.
prefer to	James prefers tennis to football.