There was no ice cream in the freezer, nor did they have money to go to the store.
I checked to make sure that he was still alive.
Right from the beginning; to do something from the start.
I would have gotten the promotion, but my attendance wasn’t good enough.
Yeah, I think it's a good environment for learning English.
To greatly frustrate someone. To drive someone crazy, insane, bonkers, or bananas.
Check back tomorrow; I will see if the book has arrived.
When something is incomprehensible due to complexity; unintelligble.