You have a neighbor who always wants to know about you. She often looks into your yard to see what you're doing. You're describing this situation to some people at a party. You say:
There's this nosy lady next door who's always in our business.
neighbor, privacy, storytelling 
You haven't been exercising for a while, so you've gotten a little fat. Today you decide to go for a jog. You run into one of your neighbors. You say "hi" to him and then explain why you're exercising:
I've got to work off this beer belly!
It's the beginning of December and you're shopping for Christmas gifts to give people. You run into a neighbor at a shopping mall and stop to make small talk. You explain why you're there:
I'm getting a head start on my Christmas shopping.
Christmas, gifts, idioms, mall, neighbor, progressive aspect, shopping, small talk, 日本語サポート Your apartment is noisy because people are hammering, cutting things, and yelling in the apartment that's under yours. You're explaining the problem to a friend of yours:
The guy in the apartment right below me seems to be having some construction done.
apartment, construction, evidence, locations, neighbor, noise, passive, progressive aspect, seems, 日本語サポート There was a broken light on the first floor of your apartment building that hadn't been fixed for two weeks. A neighbor tells you that it's been fixed, and you're happy because it was annoying you. You say:
It's about time!
casual, complaining, neighbor, repairs, 日本語サポート The light on the first floor of your apartment has been broken for two weeks. You're annoyed that it was broken for so long. Now it's been fixed, so when you see a neighbor in the elevator you say:
Looks like they finally got around to fixing that light.
There was a car accident on the street outside your house. You go out to look at it & ask a neighbor who was standing there:
Did you see what happened?
accident, clauses, neighbor, seeing, simple past 
