catch up : 赶上来
Staff must stay behind after hours to catch up on their work.
下班後工作人员需要留下来把工作赶完。

slow down: 放慢速度
You must slow down your car.
你必须把车子开慢。

by the way: 顺便说
By the way, do you live with your parents or have a place of your own?
顺便问一句，你是同父母一起生活还是自己生活?

get screwed: 受到不公正待遇；吃亏，上当
The executives are fat cats and the workers get screwed.
高级职员都是些大富翁，工人们则受压榨。

reach for: 伸手去拿
The invalid reached for the glass but could not get it.
病人伸手去拿水杯，但是够不着。

run into: 碰到某人
I ran into my professor in the lounge.
我在休息室偶然遇见我的教授。

on purpose: 故意，有意
Bless your heart, I know you didn't break the vase on purpose. Don't cry!
好了好了，我知道你不是故意把花瓶打破的。别哭了。