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explode, enlarge
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blow up
raise
children, an item at a meeting
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bring up
draw up
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prepare in writing, normally through discussion
make full
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fill up
prepare in writing
normally through discussion
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draw up
confirm, make more definite
an agrrangement, the details
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firm up
stop doing sth
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give up
delay, remain strong
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hold up
continue
... the pace
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keep up
know about the latest developments
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keep up with
search for sth in a reference source
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look up
invent, to be a part of
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make up
collect, find
a train ... passengers
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pick up
to emphasize a problem or fact, so that people notice it more
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point up
establish, make arrangements for
a business, equipment
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set up
start/to fill space or time
an idea
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take up
consider carefully
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weigh up
write formally/from notes
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write up
cancel
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call off
complete
a report
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finish off
make redundant
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lay off
postpone
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put off
remove, have a break
clothes, ... the pressure ... someone
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take off
speak angrily to
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tell off
distinguish between
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tell apart
organize
an exibition, clothes, a light, the radio
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put on
put on clothes to see if they fit
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try on
assume, employ
responsibility, an assistant
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take on
rescue from financial difficulties
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bail out
perform
an investigation
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carry out
see if sth is reliable
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check out
delete wrong text
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cross out
discover
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find out
distribute
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hand out
present sth carefully
plans, tables
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lay out
similar to “lay out”
preferred for ideas, objections, strategy
the board has ... its goals for the coming year
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set out
omit accidentally or deliberately
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leave out
show
a mistake
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point out
produce a document from a printer
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print out, print off
read aloud
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read out
erase a pencil mark
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rub out
resolve, arrange
a problem, your notes
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sort out
obtain, withdraw, take a break in sth
a loan, money from your account
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take out
test
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try out
destroy
a disease
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wipe out
calculate
this year’s profits
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work out
similar to “cross out”
legal context
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strike out
give your position to someone, give sth to someone in authority, give someone else chance to speak
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hand over
continue
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carry on, go on
recover
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bounce back
disappear, become extinct
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die out
eat in a restaurant, etc.
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eat out
find yourself in an unexpected (often negative) situation
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end up
move back, return home
protestors were told to
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get back
do well, have a good relationship
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get on
proceed
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go ahead
leave, disappear gradually
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go away
come from
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a custom which ... to the 16th century
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go back, date back
increase
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go up
decrease
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go down
keep going in a difficult situation
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hold on
keep
the party is unlikely to ... their lead
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hold on to
participate
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join in
begin to live in a new area
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move in
leave the area you are living in
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move out
end a phone convo
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ring off
start a trip
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set off
can replace “set off”
suggests a much longer or figurative journey
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set out
have as a long-term aim
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set out to do sth
to go at a slower speed
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slow down
begin to fly, become successful
an idea, a product can...
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take off
say what you think publicly
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speak out
attend an event, to describe the way in which a situation developed
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turn out
can mean “hold up”
followed by a prepositional phrase under/to
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stand up
explain, record spending
... the success, printing costs
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account for
agree with
... a plan
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approve of
think that sth is valuable
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believe in
enter illegally or with difficulty
a house, a new market
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break into
make a public request/demand
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call for
request
to ... the government for support
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call on
put on other clothes
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change into
register at a hotel
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check into
act according to a rule/law
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comply with
spend time on
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concentrate on
be composed of
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consist of
help to cause
smoking ... his early death
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contribute to
work together
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cooperate with
hit while driving
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crash into, drive into
handle, do business with, be about
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deal with
choose after careful thought
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decide on
use resources
... savings, your experience
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draw on
handle, but less positive
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cope with
take part in
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engage in
ask about
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enquire about
make phone contact, reach, survive, be officially approved
... the recession, the law may not...
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get through
start a career, examine
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go into
experience (often negative), check the details, do a number of actions
... some hard times, a contract, the interview process
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go through
respect, be relevant
... an agreement, the point
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keep to
result in/cause
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lead to
communicate with in official capacity
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liaise with
see sth as important in your life
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live for
investigate
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look into
move towards
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make for
come to mind
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occur to
indicate
the evidence ... a link between stress at work and illness
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point to
pass the entrance test
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qualify for
take action as a result
customers ... the price increase by cutting back on orders
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respond to
experience, cost a great deal
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run into
have an illness/problem
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suffer from
complete sth difficult
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go through with
reach a higher standard/level
... competitors
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catch up with
to bring yourself up to date
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catch up on
encounter difficulties
... opposition
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come up against
reduce
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cut back on, cut down on
deal with a difficult situation
... a problem, responsibilities
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face up to
give attention to
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get down to
leave, escape from
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get out of
agree, often reluctantly
they have no choice but to ... the recommendations
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go along with
be as good as expected
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live up to
finish the supply
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run out of
be aware of
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watch out for
be connected to
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be associated with
come/originate from
some medicines are ... plants
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be derived from
have an irrational dislike of
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be prejudiced against
to change your ideas or behaviour to make them suitable for a new situation
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adapt to
include in planning
... delays
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allow for
to have an affection or fondness for, it can mean to dislike or disapprove, to provide care or assistance
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care for
to have an interest in or concern for, to be bothered or troubled by something
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care about
to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory
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complain about
to need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something in order to continue
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depend on, rely on
to be not like something or someone else
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differ from
to treat a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their race, gender
she felt she had been ... because of her age
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discriminate against
to be able to see the difference between two things or people
police dogs can ... the different smells
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discriminate between
to show that you think someone or something is stupid
i can't go into work looking like this - everyone will ... me
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laugh at
to feel or express opposition to or dislike of something or someone
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object to
to make a happy or friendly expression in which the corners of your mouth curve up
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smile at

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