| s.o./s.t. | someone/something |
| ask s.o. over | invite to one's home |
| blow s.t. out | stop burning by blowing air on it |
| blow s.t. up | make explode |
| bring s.o. or s.b. back | return |
| bring s.o. up | raise (a child) |
| bring s.t. up | bring attention to |
| burn s.t. down | burn completely |
| call s.o. back | return a phone call |
| call s.t. off | cancel |
| call s.o. up | contact by phone |
| carry s.t. out | complete (a plan) |
| clean s.o. or s.t. up | clean completely |
| clear s.t. up | explain |
| close s.t. down | close by force |
| cover s.o. or s.t. up | cover completely |
| cross s.t. out | draw a line through |
| do s.t. over | do again |
| drink s.t. up | drink completely |
| drop s.o. or s.t. off | take someplace in a car and leave there |
| empty s.t. out | empty completely |
| figure s.o. out | understand (the behavior) |
| figure s.t. out | solve, understand after thinking about it |
| fill s.t. in | complete with information |
| fill s.t. out | complete (a form) |
| find s.t. out | learn information |
| give s.t. back | return |
| give s.t. up | quit, abandon |
| hand s.t. in | give work (to a boss/teacher), submit |
| hand s.t. out | distribute |
| hand s.t. over | give |
| help s.o. out | assist |
| keep s.o. or s.t. away | cause to stay at a distance |
| keep s.t. on | not remove (a piece of clothing/jewelry) |
| keep s.o. or s.t. out | not allow to enter |
| lay s.o. off | end employment |
| leave s.t. on | not turn off (a light/radio) |
| leave s.t. on | not remove (a piece of clothing/jewelry) |
| leave s.t. out | not include, omit |
| let s.o. down | disappoint |
| let s.o. or s.t. in | allow to enter |
| let s.o. off | allow to leave (from a bus/car) |
| light s.t. up | illuminate |
| look s.o. or s.t. over | examine |
| look s.t. up | try to find (in a book/on the internet) |