various/all kinds of 各种各样的
例：There are various foods on the table . 桌子上摆着各种各样的食物。
例：His work experience equipped him to deal with all kinds of people . 他的工作经验使他能与各种各样的人打交道。
a span of time 一段时间
例：He has lived here for a span of time .他住在这里已经有一段时间了。
not at all 丝毫，一点也不
例：He is not at all conscious of the danger he is in . 他一点也没意识到他的危险处境。
be different from/to sth 与...不同
例：The city is very different from/to what it was 10 years ago . 这座城市与10年前有很大不同。
talk with sb 与...交谈 / have a talk with sb 与...交谈
例：You can talk with my deputy during my absence . 我不在时，你可以找我的代理人谈。
例：I had a talk with him about the details of the project . 我跟他就该项目的细节交谈了一次。
on the/sb's way to 在去...的路上
例：He abided at this hotel for a night on the way to Beijing . 去北京的路上，他曾在这个旅馆住了一夜。
例：I met her by chance on my way to the library . 我在去图书馆的路上碰巧遇到她。