1. I always confide in her and she never betrays my confidence.
2. Perhaps because I inspire confidence. 3. Come on,
man! You should have more confidence. 4. Are you kidding?
How can you fail to see the joke? 5. The thing is I didn’t read
by fits and starts as you probably did. 6. I just wanted to see
my daughter’s new boyfriend. I didn’t see the movie from
start to finish, it was rather boring anyway. 7. I’m dropping
with fatigue. 8. Oh, yes! I nearly dropped dead with fright.
9. If I did, I wouldn’t be confusing it all the time with her
mother’s. 10. She seemed confused. 11. I’m still in two minds
when to come back. 12. Will you drop me a line? 13. He
doesn’t seem to mind me at all, that’s why. 14. I don’t mind.
15. Just mind your own business, will you? 16. No, I haven’t
made up my mind yet. 17. Do you find the surroundings too
confusing? (Yes, I can see that your mind is not on it. 18. No,
the temperature has dropped, and now it’s so cold and damp
that I’m concerned about my throat. 19.Just some odd jobs.
20.I didn’t want to be concerned with it./I didn’t want to
concern myself with it. 21. I hear he has failed most of his
exams because of unrequited love. 22. Oh, I sympathize with
her all right and won’t rub her nose in it. 23. No, I failed/No,
all my efforts failed/ended in failure.