except

except his name from the list （～を除く）

All the compositions except Ben's are good. (= All the compositions are good except Ben's. )

Except for the spelling, Ben's composition is good. (= Ben's composition is good except for the spelling. )

Everyone except me got an invitation.

I'm quite well now, except for a slight cold.

except は、「～を除いて」 で語修飾、except for は、「～を別にすれば」 で文修飾。


I have a good memory except for names and faces.

これは、except for ではなく、except が for 句にかかっている。

behalf

He works in [ on ] behalf of the country. （～のために）

I attended the meeting on her behalf. (= I attended the meeting in place of her. )

owe

I owe $5 to my brother. （兄に5ドル借りている）
I owe my brother $5.

I still owe three hundred thousand yen for [ on ] my car. （まだ自動車の支払いが30万円残っている。）

I owe my success to you. （私が成功したのはあなたのおかげです。）

I owe him gratitude. （彼に感謝している。）

How much do I owe you? (= How much is owing to you?)

owing の場合、主語は人ではなく、物や金銭である。

Their late arrival was owing to the rain. (= They arrived late owing to the rain.)