| to set up | to establish |
| to sit in on | to observe sth |
| to stand by | of soldiers - to be ready to move into action |
| to stand by | to support sb, offer help in need |
| to stand for | of abbreviations - to represent a full name, of people - to support specific ideas |
| to stand in for sb | to replace sb for a short period of time |
| to stand out | to be better than other members of the goup |
| o stand sb up | to disappoint sb by not coming to a date on purpose |
| to stand up for sth | to defend specific ideas |
| to stand up to | to be able to resist sb |
| to take after sb | to look similar and behave to older members of the family |
| to take off | of a plane to leave the ground and begin to fly |
| to take over | to become the owner of sth that belonged to sb else |
| to take sb in | to deceive sb |
| to take sb in | to offer accommodation, usually for payment |
| to take sb on | to employ sb |
| to take sth back | to admit what one said was wrong |
| to take sth down | to write sth down |
| to take sth in | to make an article of clothing narrower |
| to take sth on | to accept |
| to take to sth | to start doing sth bad as a habit |
| to take up sth | to start doing sth good as a habit |
| to tune in | to switch on a radio or a TV set in order to watch a programme |
| to turn away | to refuse to let sb enter the place |
| to turn down | to reject |
| to turn in | to go to sleep |
| to turn out sth | to produce |
| to turn sb out | to force sb out of the place where they live |
| to turn up | to arrive, to come to see an event |
| to walk out on | to abandon sb, to leave sb |
| to wear off | to disappear gradually |
| to work out | to find a solution to a problem or a way of dealing with a sitiuation |