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a bit～attract/catch ones attention
back （…）up-by the way
call at～cut up
date back to/date from～due to
eat out～except for
face to face（with）～from now/then on
generally speaking ～grow up
had/d better～hurry up
if only～instead of
join（…）in～just now
keep a record （of）～know of
later on～lose touch with
make a choice～move on
name after…～now that
object to～owing to
participate in～put up with
queue up～
rather than～rush sb off his feet
safe and sound～switch to
take a look （at）...