the usual, ordinary

excuse / apology / explanation

give an excuse / apologize

always, invariably, all the time / usually / (with a negative verb) never

evasion (of responsibility, etc.) / avoidance of a negative outcome

evade / avoid

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

responsibility / duty