in the neighborhood就在附近

把鑽規則空子的冒犯，用 took the liberty 包裝成禮貌的擅自，越客氣越好笑。

I took the liberty to ...

為擅自做主或稍作變通而委婉說明時用，正式又風趣；對上級認錯時不要用，會顯得狡辯。

I went ahead and adjusted it. ／ Hope you don't mind, I bent the rule.

正式

took the liberty 連讀，backdate that a day 放慢收。

I took the liberty to move our call to Friday. 我自作主張把通話改到了週五。

I took the liberty to book the table already. 我沒問你就先把位子訂好了。

先用 whatever it cost 放平代價，再把感謝落到結果上，樸素一句勝過長篇致謝。

Whatever it cost, you ...

在對方付出代價幫了你之後表達由衷感謝時用；普通小事別用，會顯得誇張。

The price doesn't matter, you saved me.

中性

Whatever it cost 連讀，saved my life 放慢加重收。

Whatever it cost, you saved the whole project. 不管代價多大，你救了整個專案。

Whatever it cost, you got me through that year. 不管付出什麼，是你幫我熬過了那一年。

把大恩說成順路，最輕鬆也最講究的回應。

No problem. I was in the neighborhood.

幫了別人大忙、被道謝時用來輕描淡寫；真需要對方記住這份人情時別用，會顯得你沒當回事。

No worries, I was passing by anyway. ／ It was on my way.

口語

no problem 連讀，neighborhood 重音在第一音節。

No problem, I was in the neighborhood anyway. 沒事，反正我順路。

用一句嚴謹的補充，把功勞分出去又不顯得客套。

Strictly speaking, it was a team effort.

把成績歸給大家、或想糾正確切說法時用；需要獨自擔責認錯時別用，會被聽成推責。

Technically, we all did it. ／ To be precise, it took all of us.

中性

strictly speaking 中間停一下，team effort 連讀。

Strictly speaking, it was a team effort, not my win alone. 嚴格說，這是團隊的功勞，不是我一個人的。