1. live apart 分开住

e.g. The butterfly and the milkweed , although competitors in a way , cannot live apart .

蝴蝶和马利筋，虽然从某种角度来看是竞争对手，却又不能分开独立存活。

2. apart from除了

apart from有两种含义:

=besides 除...之外(还有)

e. g. Apart from sport, my other interest is music.  除了运动,我的另一个兴趣是听音乐.

=except for 如果没有

e.g. Apart from that, all goes well. 除了那一点,一切都正常

小编注：又来推荐歌曲了~~  Apart From Me ，美国偶像出身elliott yamin演唱。How can you be apart from meeee 很有中毒性  

3. make/offer an apology to sb for sth.  因某事向某人认错或道歉

4. argue with sb. about sth. 与某人争论某事

e.g. Don't argue with me about it , my decision is final .

不要与我争论，我的决定是最后的了。 

5. lay sth. aside放在一边

    e.g. Lay aside bad habits .

   请丢掉坏习惯。

e.g. I want you to lay aside these useless prejudices .

我希望你丢开这些无益的偏见。

6. ask sb. for advice / help  请某人指点/帮助

7. be astonished at sth   惊讶于….

e.g. She is astonished at the news.

她听到消息很震惊。

8. at one time   以前，曾经