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  Ways to say, “I will pay.” I’ll cover the cost. I’m going to take care of that. I will settle the bill. I’ll foot the bill. I plan to pay. I’ll handle the payment. I will take responsibility for the payment. I intend to pay. I’ll take care of …

Ways to say, “It’s cold.” It’s brass monkey weather tonight. It’s nippy. It’s a bit on the cold side. It’s frosty. The temperature is low. It’s glacial. It feels cold outside. It’s freezing. It’s Arctic out here. It’s chilly out. I can see my breath. It’s quite cool. It feels …

approximately   It will take about three hours to get there. It happened around 5 o’clock, I think. Roughly how many miles do you walk a day? This box weighs 5 kilos, more or less. I spent almost four years in England. She was round about sixty years of age. The job takes forty …

What   Ways to say ‘What?’ Eh? What’s that again? What do you mean? Could you repeat that? I beg your pardon? Could you say it again? What did you say? Did you say something? I did not get it? Can you say that again? What’s that? I didn’t understand …

shut up Ways to say, “shut up”. Please be quiet. Polite Could you keep it down? Keep your voice down. Pipe down. Give it a rest. informal Hold your tongue. Stop talking. Shh. Silence. Hush. Keep quiet. Save it. Shut your mouth. rude Put a sock in it. rude Zip …