Vocabulary

thank to tell someone that you are pleased and grateful for something they have done
thanks (n.) the things you say or do to show that you are grateful to someone
grateful feeling that you want to thank someone because of something kind that they have done
thankful grateful and glad about something that has happened, especially because without it the situation would be much worse
gratitude the feeling of being grateful
brush aside/away | sweep aside to refuse to pay attention to something someone says
effusive showing strong excited feelings
profuse too eager or generous with your praise, thanks, etc.

Apology

	= Mr Jones: Excuse me for troubling you, but you’ve taken my seat.
	Mr Brown: Oh, have I? Sorry. I didn’t mean to.
	Mr Jones: Never mind.
	= Mr Jones apologised to Mr Brown for troubling him but, in his opinion, the latter had taken his seat. Mr Brown admitted that and asked Mr Jones to excuse him for his mistake saying that he had not meant to do it.

	= John: I’m terribly sorry for being rude yesterday night. I didn’t mean to hurt you. It’ll never happen again.
	Mary: It’s unpardonable. You spoilt the whole party.
	= John asked Mary to pardon him for his rudeness. He promised her that it would never happen again. But Mary was too much hurt to forgive him. She said (that) he had spoilt the whole party.

Patterns

John apologised (to Peter) (for being late).
John apologised (humbly/effusively/profusely).
John was apologetic about/for his blunder/arriving late.
John excused himself (for his rude remark/making a rude remark).
John made an excuse/excuses for his rude remark/making a rude remark.
John asked/begged Peter to excuse/forgive/pardon him for his late arrival/being late.
John asked / begged Peter to excuse / pardon his conduct/ his being rude.
John asked/begged Peter to forgive (him) his rudeness.
John said (that) he was sorry (for his mistake).
John made / offered / presented his apology /an apology / his apologies (to Peter) (for his late arrival/being late).
John offered Peter his abject / effusive / humble / profound / profuse / public / sincere apologies (for his mistake).
John was effusive/profuse in his apologies.

Replies to apologies are not always reported. If they are, this is done in one of the following ways.

Peter	brushed aside/away swept aside		John’s apologies.
Peter accepted John’s apologies.
Peter said (that) it was all right.
Peter rejected John’s		apology/excuse. apologies/excuses.
Peter was too much hurt to forgive John.

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