| 1. | he / him of all people | ausgerechnet er |
| 2. | he / she was born with it | es ist eine Begabung |
| 3. | he asked him for the hand of his daughter | er hielt um seine Tochter an |
| 4. | he asked me to give you his regards | er trug mir Grüße an dich auf |
| 5. | he began to suspect to be niggled by doubts | Mißtrauen kam (Zweifel kamen) in ihm auf |
| 6. | he came at 6 o'clock on the dot | er kam um 6, auf die Minute genau |
| 7. | he can do anything | er kann alles |
| 8. | he can get very enthusiastic about things you can't get him excited about anything | er ist sehr (nicht) begeisterungsfähig |
| 9. | he can give as good as he gets | er kann nicht nur einstecken, sondern auch austeilen |
| 10. | he can't get away / he's very much in demand at the moment | er ist zur Zeit nicht abkömmlich |