somebody’s number is up ☊ like: tới số → →
Ich hätte mir um den Ring Sorgen gemacht, wenn ich ihn verschickt hätte. ☊ 
Tôi sợ mất chiếc nhẫn nếu tôi gửi nó. ☊ (Lektion 26, Nr. 333) Wenn Sie mir jetzt noch Ihre Telefonnummer sagen könnten ... ☊ Nếu bây giờ bạn còn có thể nói cho tôi số điện thoại của bạn… ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 991) Könnten Sie mir bitte die Durchwahl-Nummer von Herrn ... geben? ☊ Anh / Chị làm ơn cho tôi số máy nối trực tiếp với ông / anh ..? ☊ (Lektion 85, Nr. 1228) Zuvor habe ich acht Jahre in Berlin gelebt. ☊ Trước đó tôi sống ở Berlin tám năm. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1431) Wenn Sie den Rechnungsbetrag nicht innerhalb der nächsten 10 Tage an uns überweisen, müssen wir unsere Forderung gerichtlich geltend machen. ☊ Nếu ông / bà / quý vị không chuyển khoản cho chúng tôi số tiền trong vòng 10 ngày tới, chúng tôi buộc phải nhờ đến sự can thiệp của luật pháp. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2542) afraid (that...): We were afraid (that) we were going to capsize the boat. ☊ afraid ☊
I can't help you, I'm afraid. ☊ I'm afraid ☊
He's no better, I'm afraid to say. ☊ I'm afraid ☊
'Is there any left?' 'I'm afraid not.' ☊ I'm afraid ☊
I'm afraid we can't come, but thanks for the invitation anyway. ☊ anyway ☊
ask where, what, etc...: He asked where I lived. ☊ ask ☊
My aunt lives in Canada. ☊ aunt ☊
I found it tiring to begin with but I soon got used to it. ☊ to begin with ☊
I'm afraid the doctor is busy at the moment. Can he call you back? ☊ busy ☊
I lived in London as a child. ☊ child ☊
I'm afraid something urgent has come up. ☊ come up ☊
Our parents live some distance away (= quite far away). ☊ distance ☊
I'll have to go I'm afraid—duty calls. ☊ duty ☊
It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses (= say I'm sorry, give my reasons and leave). ☊ excuse ☊
I'm afraid I don't have a head for figures (= I am not good at adding, etc.). ☊ figure ☊
We soon became friendly with the couple next door. ☊ friendly ☊
frightened of doing sth: I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark. ☊ frightened ☊
frightened for sb: I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.). ☊ frightened ☊
I'd never do that. I'd be frightened to death. ☊ frightened ☊
I have to admit, the idea of marriage scares me. ☊ have to ☊
I live here. ☊ here ☊
The situation is not good but we live in hope that it will improve. ☊ hope ☊
My salary isn't enough for us to live on. ☊ live on sth ☊
'I'm afraid I forgot that book again.' 'It doesn't matter (= it is not important enough to worry about).' ☊ matter ☊
My hair soon grew back to its natural colour (= after being dyed ). ☊ natural ☊
'Is it ready?' 'I'm afraid not.' ☊ not ☊
We live off Main Street. ☊ off ☊
We lived on an estate. ☊ on ☊
One of my friends lives in Brighton. ☊ one ☊
We live further down on the opposite side of the road. ☊ opposite ☊
We live in a small village just outside Leeds. ☊ outside ☊
position to do sth: I'm afraid I am not in a position to help you. ☊ position ☊
I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour. ☊ possess ☊
I'm afraid getting things changed will be a slow process. ☊ process ☊
We live roughly halfway between here and the coast. ☊ roughly ☊
it scares sb to do sth: It scared me to think I was alone in the building. ☊ scare ☊
scared (that...): I'm scared (that) I'm going to fall. ☊ scared ☊
We were scared stiff (= very frightened). ☊ scared ☊
Come and see us again soon. ☊ see ☊
I'm afraid I'm not a very serious person. ☊ serious ☊
There's something about this place that frightens me. ☊ something ☊
The sooner we set off, the sooner we will arrive. ☊ soon ☊
I'm afraid I haven't got any spare cash. ☊ spare ☊
'I'm afraid I've finished all the milk.' 'Well, thanks a lot!' ☊ thanks a lot ☊
We lived in France and then Italy before coming back to England. ☊ then ☊
We live just up the road, past the post office. ☊ up ☊