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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 …

I am sure   Ways to say, “I’m sure.” I’ll bet Unless I’m very much mistaken I’m certain I’m hundred percent certain I’m positive  I’m hundred percent sure I’m very sure I’ll bet my bottom dollar I’m satisfied I know for a fact that I’ll be bound I will put …

I know   Ways to say “I know” I heard. I know it like the back of my hand. I am told. I know it inside out. I learnt of it. I know it by heart. I am informed. I am kept posted. I am aware of… I learnt of …