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| B |
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be about
to |
be on the point of
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be after |
go after; chase
|
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be
against |
be opposed to
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be
away |
be absent
|
|
be
back |
return; come back
|
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be in |
be at home/in one's office etc.
|
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be in for |
be about to experience ( use bad )
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be on |
be shown in cinemas; theatres etc.
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be over |
be finished
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be up to |
be equal to; depend on
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break down
|
stop working ( of machinery)
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| |
lose control of feelings (of a person)
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break
in |
enter by force
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| |
interrupt
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| |
train (horses etc)
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break
into |
enter by force
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| |
burst into (laughter, song etc)
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break
off |
stop temporarily
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| |
end a ralationship
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|
break
out |
begin suddenly
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| |
escape from a place
|
|
break
up |
separate; split up
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| |
stop for holidays ( school etc)
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bring
about |
cause to happen
|
|
bring
back |
recall
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| |
reintroduce
|
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bring
down |
cause to fall
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| |
reduce prices
|
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bring
forward |
suggest an idea
|
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bring
on |
cause, usually something unpleasant
|
|
bring
out |
publish
|
|
bring
round |
help somebody regain consciousness
|
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bring
to |
persuade somebody to change opinion
|
|
bring
up |
raise a child
|
| |
vomit
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| |
introduce a subject
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| |
mention
|
|
be/gat carried
away |
be/get excited
|
|
| C |
|
carry
off |
do something successfully |
|
carry on
(with) |
continue especially despite
difficulties
|
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carry
out |
perform, complete
|
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carry
over |
postpone
|
|
carry
through |
complete despite difficulties
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| |
help somebody survive during troubled times
|
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come
across |
meet/find by chance
|
|
come
by |
obtain
|
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come down
with |
become ill from
|
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come
into |
inherit
|
|
come
off |
happen
|
| |
succeed
|
|
come
out |
be published
|
| |
bloom
|
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come
round |
visit casually
|
| |
regain consciousness
|
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come
to |
be persuaded to change opinion
|
|
come
on |
come along; hurry up
|
|
come
through |
survive
|
|
come
up |
be mentioned
|
|
come up
to |
equal
|
|
come up
with |
find (an answer, solution etc)
|
|
cut
across |
take a shorter route
|
|
cut back
(on) |
reduce (production)
|
|
cut
down |
reduce length of something
|
|
cut down
(on) |
reduce amount consumed
|
|
cut
in/into |
interrupt (conversation)
|
|
cut
off |
disconnect
|
|
be cut
off |
be isolated
|
|
cut
out |
leave out; remove
|
| |
(passive) be suited for
|
|
cut
up |
cut into small pieces
|
|
| D |
|
do away
with |
abolish
|
|
do
down |
speak badly of somebody
|
|
do
in |
kill
|
|
do
out |
clean
|
|
do up |
fasten; tie
|
| |
redecorate
|
|
do
with |
need; want
|
| |
have a connection with
|
|
do
without |
manage to live or continue without
|
|
| F |
|
fall
back |
move back; retreat
|
|
fall back
on |
use something in the absence of something else;
turn to
|
|
fall
behind |
fail to keep up with
|
| |
be late with payment
|
|
fall
for |
be tricked
|
| |
fall in love with somebody
|
|
fall in
with |
accept somebody's plans, ideas
|
|
fall
off |
decrease
|
|
fall
on |
attack
|
| |
eat (food) hungrily
|
|
fall out
(with) |
quarrel
|
|
fall
through |
fail to be completed
|
|
| G |
|
get
about |
move around; spread
|
|
get sth
across |
make something understood
|
|
get away
(from) |
escape
|
| |
leave
|
|
get along
(with) |
have a friendly relationship
|
|
gat
at |
reach
|
| |
imply, suggest
|
|
get away with
sth |
avoid being punished for something
|
|
get sb
down |
depress
|
|
get
off |
to avoid punishment
|
| |
to descend from a bus etc
|
|
get
on |
enter a bus etc
|
| |
manage
|
|
get on
with |
continue, often after interruption
|
|
get
over |
return to usual state of health, happiness etc
after something bad
|
| |
overcome
|
|
gat
(a)round |
coax; persuade sb by kindness
|
|
get
through |
finish work
|
| |
reach somebody by phone
|
|
give
away |
give something for free
|
| |
reveal
|
|
give
off |
emit
|
|
give
back |
return
|
|
give
in |
surrender
|
| |
hand in
|
|
give
out |
distribute
|
|
give
up |
stop (a habit etc)
|
| |
surrender
|
|
go about
with |
keep company with
|
|
go
ahead |
go in front
|
|
go back
on |
break a promise, agreement etc
|
|
go down
with |
become ill
|
|
go
for |
attack
|
| |
apply for
|
|
go in
for |
enter a competition
|
|
go
off |
explode
|
| |
(of food) go bad
|
|
go
out |
be extinguished
|
| |
mix socially
|
|
go
over |
examine details
|
| |
repeat
|
|
go
round |
be enough for everyone to have a share
|
|
| H |
|
hold
back |
hesitate
|
| |
control
|
| |
keep a secret
|
|
hold
on |
wait
|
|
hold
out |
endure
|
| |
last
|
|
hold
up |
delay
|
| |
rob (somebody or something)
|
|
| K |
|
keep at
sth |
continue working on something
|
|
keep away
(from) |
stay away
|
|
keep
back |
stay back
|
| |
conceal
|
|
keep
behind |
make somebody remain after others have
left
|
|
keep sb/sth
down |
control
|
|
keep (oneself)
from |
prevent from
|
| |
avoid
|
|
keep in
with |
remain friendly with
|
|
keep sb/sth
off |
(cause) to stay at a distance
|
|
keep
on |
continue
|
|
keep up
with |
stay level with (somebody/something)
|
|
| L |
|
let sth
down |
lengthen a garment
|
|
let sb
down |
disappoint
|
|
let sb
off |
not to punish
|
|
let
on |
reveal a secret
|
|
let
out |
make (a garment) looser, larger etc
|
|
let
up |
lessen, stop gradually
|
|
look
after |
take care of
|
|
look down
on |
despise
|
|
look
for |
search for
|
|
look forward
to |
anticipate
|
|
look
into |
investigate
|
|
look
on |
be a spectator
|
| |
regard; consider
|
|
look out
(for) |
watch out
|
|
look
over |
inspect carefully
|
|
look
through |
study carefully (something written)
|
|
look
up |
look for an address, name etc in the relevant book or
list
|
| |
visit somebody after a lapse of time (specially somebody
living at some distance)
|
|
| M |
|
make
for |
move quickly towards
|
|
make
up |
invent (story, poem etc)
|
| |
make an amount complete
|
| |
compose
|
| |
reconcile
|
| |
prepare (by mixing)
|
|
make oneself
up |
put cosmetics on
|
|
make up
for |
compensate for
|
|
make
out |
complete, fill in
|
| |
distinguish
|
| |
understand
|
| |
|
|
| P |
|
put
aside |
save (use money)
|
|
put
away |
put in the usual place
|
|
put
down |
suppress by force
|
| |
write down; make a note
|
| |
attribute to
|
| |
criticize
|
|
put
forward |
propose
|
|
put
off |
postpone
|
|
put
on |
switch on
|
| |
increase (weight)
|
| |
pretend to be/have
|
|
put
out |
extinguish
|
| |
cause inconvenience
|
|
put
through |
connect by phone
|
|
put
up |
offer hospitality
|
| |
erect
|
| |
raise prices
|
|
put up
with |
tolerate
|
|
| R |
|
run
across |
meet or find by chance
|
|
run
after |
chase
|
|
run away
with |
steal
|
|
run
down |
(of a battery) lose power
|
| |
(passive) be exhausted
|
| |
knock down
|
| |
speak badly of somebody
|
|
run
into |
meet unexpectedly
|
| |
collide with
|
|
run out
of |
come to an end
|
|
run
over |
read through quickly; review
|
|
run up
against |
face; encounter
|
|
run
through |
examine quickly; rehearse
|
|
| S |
|
see
about |
deal with; make arrengements for
|
|
see sb
off |
go with somebody to their point of departure
|
|
see sb
out |
accompany somebody to the door/exit of a house/building
|
|
see
over |
inspect (a house, flat etc)
|
|
see through
sb/sth |
not be deceived by somebody/ something
|
|
see sb
through |
support somebody until the end of a difficult time
|
|
see
to |
make arrangements
|
| |
attend to something
|
|
set
about |
begin to do
|
| |
attack
|
|
set
aside |
save for a special purpose
|
|
set
back |
delay progress of something
|
| |
delay an event till a later date
|
| |
cost (slang)
|
|
set out |
begin a journey
|
| |
start a course of action with a clear aim in mind
|
|
set
in |
start and seem likely to continue
|
|
set on |
(cause to) attack
|
|
set
up |
start a business
|
| |
build; erect
|
| |
establish
|
|
stand
by |
remain loyal especially in a difficult situation
|
| |
watch passively
|
| |
be ready for action
|
|
stand
for |
represent
|
| |
(usually in questions and negations) tolerate; put up
with
|
|
stand in
for |
replace somebody temporarily
|
|
stand
out |
be very noticeable, prominent
|
|
stand up
for |
support; defend
|
|
stand up
to |
resist; stay in good condition
|
|
| T |
|
be taken
aback |
be strongly surprised
|
|
take
after |
look like
|
|
take sth
back |
admit that one was wrong in what one said
|
|
take
down |
lengthen a garment (let down)
|
| |
separate into pieces in order to repair or remove
|
| |
write down
|
|
take
in |
give accomodation
|
| |
deceive
|
|
take
for |
identify somebody or something wrong
|
|
take
off |
remove clothes
|
| |
copy somebody's speech or manners especially for fun;
imitate
|
|
take
on |
undertake responsibility
|
| |
employ
|
|
take sb
out |
take somebody to the theatre etc
|
|
take
over |
take control or responsibility
|
|
take
to |
like
|
|
take
up |
begin to do something as a hobby
|
|
turn
away |
refuse to let in
|
| |
refuse to help
|
|
turn
down |
reduce volume, power etc
|
| |
reject
|
|
turn
in |
go to bed
|
|
turn
into |
convert into
|
|
turn
off |
switch off
|
|
turn
on |
switch on
|
|
turn
out |
prove to be in the end
|
| |
force somebody to leave
|
| |
produce
|
|
turn
to |
go to somebody for help, advice etc
|
|
turn
over |
go to the next page
|
|
turn
up |
increase the volume, pressure etc
|
|
| W |
|
work
on |
be busy with
|
|
work
out |
find by reasoning
|
| |
turn out successfully
|
|
work
up |
develop
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