1. Oh, yes, her character is full of (is a bundle of) contradictions.
She is completely unpredictable. 2. I can see that
now, but he had a good character. 3. Oh, I can assure you that
it’s quite unlike her. Quite out of character. 4. Oh, yes, that’s
very characteristic of her/just like her. She has no sense of
time/ sense of responsibility. 5. Because you are a sensible
man/ Because you have a lot of (common) sense and always
know what to do. 6. No, it slipped (from) my attention/No, it
doesn’t seem to make sense. 7. It just slipped my memory/
mind. 8. Yes, I had better slip a sweater/a coat on. 9. Not her.
She didn’t stir an eyelid. 10. He slipped and broke his ankle
and his wrist/He was injured in an accident. 11. She was
beside herself (with rage, anger, fear, etc.). 12. It was hardly
a sensible thing to do/There was no sense in it.
13. Unfortunately it slipped my memory to do mine./Was
there any sense in doing it?/There was no sense in doing it.
14. Of course, I am. I slipped in my grammar so many times
that I lost count of my mistakes. 15. It’s really quite tedious,
but you would have injured the hostess’s feelings if you hadn’t
come./Well, you may just slip out of the house unnoticed.
16. My father has refused pointblank to lend me his car, so
I’ve had to take a bus/ I just don’t have a sense of time and my
watch has stopped. 17. That’s because of his injury.