What's the difference between " arrange for" and " arrange" ? When I say," I arranged for a taxi." is the meaning different from " I arranged a taxi"? There are a lot more, like " arrnage for a meeting " and "arrange a meeting " or " arrange for the payment " and " arrange the payment" or " arrange for a babysitter" and arrange a babysitter". I'd like to know if there's any difference between two. Thank you.

About the phrase " run out of" When we are talking about the mobile phone, is it possible to say, " I've ran out of the battery." instead of " My mobile has ran out of the battery. ? Thank you in advance.

Could you explain the usage " be gone"? I've heard people say," My pain is gone" In this sentence, can I also say " My pain has gone" ? Then what's the difference between the two? Any grammatical difference? Can I also say, " My cold is finally gone."? Thank you.

Does this sound wrong? In the conversation, if I say, " me and my husband, we went........., or " me and my daughter, we went,,,,,,,," is it grammatically wrong? How does it sound?

what's the difference between cut back on and cut down on? I'd like to reduce the intake of coffee. In this sentence Should I say, " I want to cut back on coffee". or" I want to cut down on coffee". Or can I also say, I want to reduce the amount of coffee, or reduce the intake of coffee? Which sentence is the most appropriate? Thank you.

Are these sentences the same, meaningwise? I used to work for the city. It used to be that I woked for the city. Used to be that I worked for the city. In a daily conversation, can I use these sentenses in the same way? Thank you.

What 's the difference between ' prone to " " vulnerable to" and "subject to"? Japan is prone to / vulnerable to / subject to earthquakes. I'm prone to / vulnerable to / subject to migraines. Is there any difference in the meaning ? Can I use these three interchangeably? Thank you.

Is there any differnce between " how long " and " how much time"? How much time do you exercise every day ? or How much time do you spend exercising every day? How much time do you watch TV every day? or How much time do you spend watching TV every day? In all these sentences, is it possible to say " how long ", instead of" how much time" ? Thank you .

About expressions using " take" When you use public transportation such as a train or a bus, you say " take a train or a bus, but how about a bridge or a tunnel? Do you say " I have to take a bridge or a tunnel" ? Thank you for your help.