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 | |