Daily Vocabulary(2023/12/14）

31536.excuse oneself (途中で離席する）to say politely that you need to leave a place 
I need to excuse myself because of an urgent matter. 
31537.I hate to say it, but (言いたくはないのですが）spoken used when saying something that you do not want to say, for example because it is embarrassing 

I hate to say it, but we're not going to invest in this start-up company. 

31538.to name a few (ニ三例をあげると）sused when you are mentioning only a small number of people or things as examples of a large group 

This is a feature of languages such as Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese, to name but a few. 

31539.be close to home (身近な存在である ） extremely important and needing to be done or dealt with immediately
The winemaking process is close to home for me.

31540.be well suited to/for（～に適している）

I think the room are well suited to intimate gathering.