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 |