act on	do whatever is advised/suggested
act up	behave awkwardly or badly
answer (sb) back	defend oneself
answer for	be responsible for sth / pay for sth / vouch for
answer to	be under the command of sb / have the characteristics described
back down	cease to oppose
back out of	withdraw from
back up	support
be beneath sb	be demeaning
be down on	be hostile to sb
be down with	be ill (with disease)
be in for it	be about to receive punishment/trouble
be in with	be in favour with
be into	(informal) take an interest in sth
be off (1/5)	cease to want or be interested in sth
be off (2/5)	have come loose, detached from sth
be off (3/5)	stay away from work/school
be off (4/5)	cancel
be off (5/5)	be bad, unhealthy (usu food)
be on	be shown on television, at the cinema etc
be out (1/6)	be in bloom
be out (2/6)	be extinguished
be out (3/6)	be removed
be out (4/6)	be absent (from home or work)
be out (5/6)	be wrong in calculation
be out (6/6)	be unfashionable
be up to (1/2)	do
be up to (2/2)	depend on
bear on	be relevant to
bear with	be patient
balance against	assess in relation to
bank on	depend on
bear out	support the truth of
become of	happen to
blink at	show surprise
blow over	stop and be forgotten
blow up	explode
book up	reserve
break away	escape from captivity
break down (1/2)	fail to function
break down (2/2)	lose control of feelings
break in (1/2)	interrupt
break in (2/2)	enter a building by force
break into	suddenly start doing sth
break off	end sth suddenly
break out (1/2)	start suddenly (of violent events)
break out (2/2)	escape from a place
break through (1/3)	make a discovery
break through (2/3)	become visible
break through (3/3)	achieve succes despite obstacles or difficulties
break up (1/2)	end a relationship
break up (2/2)	disperse
break with	give up sth
brush up	improve (by study)
build up	acquire gradually / accumulate
bring about	cause
bring in	introduce (law, idea)
bring off	succeed in (sth difficult)
bring on	cause an illness
bring out	publish/release
bring round/to	cause sb to regain consciousness
bring up (1/4)	stop
bring up (2/4)	mention a subject
bring up (3/4)	vomit
bring up (4/4)	raise a child
call at	visit briefly
call back	ask to return
call for	require
call in	consult
call off	cancel
call out	cause one to go on strike
call up	conscript
carry off	succeed in doing sth difficult
carry on (1/2)	continue
carry on (2/2)	behave wildly
carry out	fulfil or perform sth
carry over	last from another time
carry through	complete sth in spite of difficulties
catch on	become popular
catch up	reach somebody who is ahead
chip in	add one's share of money
clear of	find innocent
clear off	run away
clear out	get rid of unwanted things
clear up	(of the weather) brighten up
charge to	bill sb
charge with	publicly accuse sb of committing a wrong deed
be done for	be ruined
come about	happen
come across	find sth or meet sb by chance
come by	obtain sth
come down to	be passed to sb
come forward	step forward
come in	become fashionable
come into	inherit
come on	progress
come out (1/2)	become known
come out (2/2)	be published
come out in	develop
come over	happen; have a result or effect on sb
come round to	change one's opinion to another poinr of view; be persuaded
come round/to	regain consciusness
come through	continue to live after (sth bad)
come to	amount to a total
come up	grow
come up to	reach, equal sth
come up with	have an idea about a way to solve a problem
deal in	trade in sth
deal with	tackle a problem; cope with
do away with	abolish
do down	criticise
do out of	deprive of
do up	fasten (a coat etc)
do with	need/would like
do without	manage in spite of lack
drive at	imply, suggest
go off	happen
cheat out of	prevent sb from having sth usu in an unfair way
check in	register as a guest at a hotel
check out	pay one's bill and pay the hotel
check up on	investigate sb's behaviour etc
cut back	reduce (outgoings)
cut down on	reduce (consumption)
cut in	interrupt sth
cut off (1/2)	isolate
cut off (2/2)	disconnect
cut out	omit
draw in	shorten (of days)
draw on	use part of a reserve
draw out	extend
draw up	come to a stop (of vehicles)
drop in	visit unexpectedly
drop off	decrease
drop out of	withdraw from
eat into	consume a part of sth
fall back	retreat
fall back on	turn to sth/sb for help when all else has failed
fall for	fall in love with sb
fall in	collapse
fall in with	agree to
fall off	decline
fall on	attack
fall out with	quarrel
fall through	fail to take place
feel for	sympathise
fit in	mix well with others
fit up/out	furnish/equip
fly at	attack (with blows or words)
fold up	collapse or fail
head off	prevent
join up	become a member of the family
get about (1/2)	move about
get about (2/2)	spread (of news, gossip etc)
get across	make understood
get ahead	succeed
get along	be on friendly terms with (1/2)
get on	be on friendly terms with (2/2)
get at sb	criticise, tease in an unkind way
get away with	escape punishment
get by	manage despite difficulties
get sb down	depress sb
get off	send
get off with	nearly escape punishment
get on	make progress
get on with	continue doing sth
get out of	avoid
get over	recover from
get round	persuade
get round to	find time
get through	contact by phone
get up to	be busy with sth surprising
give oneself up	surrender
hype up	exaggerate the value of sth
go down	(of remarks, proposals etc) be received in a specified way
become ill	go down with
go for	be sold
go in for	take part in
go into	describe, examine in detail
go off	make a sudden loud noise
go on	happen
go on with	continue with sth exp afer a pause
go round	be enough for everyone to have a share
go through (1/2)	examine sth closely or systematically
go through (2/2)	consume
go up	be built
go with	be included in the price
hold back (1/3)	prevent development
hold back (2/3)	delay (1/4)
hold back (3/3)	withhold
hold in	control (feelings, oneself)
hold off (1/2)	keep at distance
hold off (2/2)	delay (2/4)
hold on	wait
hold out (1/2)	last
hold out (2/2)	resist
hold out for	wait to get sth desired
hold out on	keep a secret from sb
hold over	postpone to a later date
hold up (1/2)	rob (a bank, vehicle)
hold up (2/2)	delay (3/4)
be kept in	be detained after normal hours as a punishment
keep at	continue working at
keep back	hide
keep down	repress
keep in with	continue to be friendly
keep on	continue doing sth
keep on at	continue talking in an irritating way
keep to	follow
keep up (with)	progress at the same rate
keep up with (1/2)	stay equal level with
keep up with (2/2)	be informed about
land in	get into trouble, difficulties etc
land up	end (usu in difficulties)
lay aside	put aside
lay into	attack (with blows or words)
lay off	stop doing sth irritating
lay out	spend
let down (1/2)	disappoint
let down (2/2)	lower sth
let in for	involve in trouble etc
let in on	allow sb to share a plan, secret, etc
let on	reveal a secret
let out (1/2)	make (a garment ect) looser or larger (opp: take in)
let out (2/2)	utter a cry
let sb off	not punish severely
let sb through	allow sb to pass an exam or a test
let up	become less in degree
let up on	treat sb less severely
be made up	consist
lead on	persuade sb to believe or do sth by making false promises
look after	take care of
look ahead	think about the future
look at	read
look back	think about one's past
look down on	despise
look for	search for
look in	pay a short visit
look into	investigate/examine the facts relating to sht
look on	watch sth without taking part
look onto	have a view
look out	watch out; be careful
look out for (1/2)	search in order to find sth
look out for (2/2)	be alert in order to see/find sb
look over	examine (a place)
look up (1/2)	search for (a word) in a reference book
look up (2/2)	visit esp after a long time
look up to	respect
make for	head for
make off with	steal sth and hurry away with it
make out (1/4)	complete sth
make out (2/4)	claim to be
make out (3/4)	discern
make out (4/4)	understand
make over	transfer the ownership of sth
make sth into	convert
make up (1/5)	invent (a story)
make up (2/5)	end a quarrel
make up (3/5)	compensate for sth
make up (4/5)	put cosmetics on sb's face
make up (5/5)	form
make up for	compensate sb for the trouble one has caused them
rise up	rebel
rule out	exclude
call off	cancel
live on sb/sth	get the money needed from
live through	experience over time
live up to	reach the standard that may be expected
live with	tolerate/accept sth and endure it
meet with	have as a reaction
miss out	forget to include
move on to	pass to another subject
narrow down	reduce
note down	record
pass over	ignore, overlook
hand over	give
phase out	gradually stop using
piece together	discover gradually
put about	spread (false) reports, rumours
put across	communicate
put aside/by	save for later use
put away	put into confinement
put back	delay (4/4)
put down	write in a particular place
put down to	attribute to
put forward	suggest, propose
put in (a request)	make an official request (1/2)
put in for (1/2)	apply for
put in for (2/2)	make an official request (2/2)
put off (1/2)	discourage
put off (2/2)	postpone
put on (1/5)	gain weight
put on (2/5)	pretend to have
put on (3/5)	advance
put on (4/5)	clothe oneself with
put on (5/5)	present
put out	extinguish
put sb up	give accommodation to
put sth behind one	deliberately forget
put through (1/2)	carry sth out
put through (2/2)	cause sb to undergo (an ordeal)
put through to sb	connect by telephone
put up with	tolerate
run across	find by chance
run after	pursue
run away	leave (schoo, home etc)
run away with an idea	accept it without careful thinking even though it is wrong
run behind	be delayed
run down (1/3)	criticise
run down (2/3)	gradually stop functioning
run down (3/3)	run sb down (with a vehicle)
run in	use a new vehicle critically
run into (1/2)	meet by chance
run into (2/2)	collide with
run off	produce quickly
run out of	exhaust the supply of sth
run through (1/2)	rehearse
run through (2/2)	use up
run up	accumulate (bills etc)
run up against	encounter difficulties
see about	make arrangements for
see off	accompany a traveller to his/her train etc
set out	accompany sb to an exit
see over	inspect properly
see through (1/2)	not be deceived
see through (2/2)	support sb through a difficult time
see to	take care of
settle down	live a more permanent life-style
settle for	accept sth (less than expected)
settle in	become used to a new house or job
settle on	decide on
settle up	pay (a debt, a bill etc)
set about	begin
set aside	save for a special purpose
set back	hinder
set sb back	cost sb a lot of money
set in	begin (of a period, usu bad)
set off (1/2)	start a reaction
set off (2/2)	begin a journey (=set out)
set an animal on sb	cause an animal to attack sb
set out	begin a task/job with a special intention
set up (1/3)	establish (a record)
set up (2/3)	start a business
set up (3/3)	erect
stand by (1/3)	remain loyal to sb
stand by (2/3)	do nothing to stop a bad situation
stand by (3/3)	be ready for action
stand down	resign from a position
stand for (1/4)	support sth
stand for (2/4)	mean, symbolise
stand for (3/4)	tolerate
stand for (4/4)	enter oneself for election
stand in for	replace temporarily
stand out	be conspicuous/obvious
stand up for	defend; support
stand up to	defend oneself against
take aback	surprise
take after	look like a relative
take against	dislike sb
take away	remove
take back	withdraw a statement or comment
take down (1/2)	write down
take down (2/2)	remove sth from a high place
take in (1/4)	deceive
take in (2/4)	allow sb to stay in one's home
take in (3/4)	understand
take in (4/4)	make clothes smaller
take off (1/4)	remove (clothing)
take off (2/4)	leave the ground (of aeroplanes etc)
take off (3/4)	imitate sb in a comic way
take off (4/4)	begin to succeed (of plans, ideas etc)
take on (1/3)	undertake sth
take on (2/3)	employ staff
take on (3/3)	accept sb as an opponent
take out (1/2)	extract, remove
take out (2/2)	accompany sb to a theatre
take over	take control of sth exp in place of sb else
take sb for	mistake sb/sth for sb/sth else
take to (1/3)	find agreeble; like
take to (2/3)	begin a habit
take to (3/3)	escape to; hide in
take up (1/2)	begin a hobby, sport etc
take up (2/2)	occupy space
take up with	become involved in (usu derog)
talk about (1/2)	gossib about sb
talk about (2/2)	consider
talk at	speak to sb without listening to their replies
talk back	reply rudely
talk down to	speak to sb as if they were less clever than oneself
talk into	persuade sb to do sth
talk out	settle a problem by talking
talk out of	persuade sb not to do sth
talk round	persuade sb to agree to sth
tell against	spoil chances of success
tell apart	distinguish
tell off	scold/reprimand
think of	take sth into account
think out	prepare plans carefully
think over	reflect upon sth before making a decision
think up	invent or devise sth
turn away	refuse admittance to sb
turn down (1/2)	reject an offer
turn down (2/2)	reduce heat etc
turn in	go to bed
turn sb in	report to the authorities
turn into	convert, change
turn off	switch off
turn on	switch on
turn out (1/3)	assemble as a crowd
turn out (2/3)	produce
turn out (3/3)	prove to be
turn over	fall on one side
turn sth over (in one's mind)	think carefully about sth
turn to	go to sb for help
turn up (1/2)	arrive
turn up (2/2)	increase volume
throw about/around	scatter sth
throw away	discard sth as useless
throw sth back at sb	remind sb of sth bad they did in the past
throw off	escape from, get free of
throw oneself into	begin to do sth energetically and enthusiastically
throw oneself on sb/sth	rely on sb/sth
throw sb out	force sb to leave
throw sth out	get rid of unwanted items
throw sb together	bring people into contact with each other
throw up (1/2)	give up (a job etc)
throw up (2/2)	vomit
try on	check the fit (of clothes)
try out	test
wear away	become thin, damaged, weak, etc by constant use
wear off	disapear gradually (effect of sth)
wear out	use until useless (of clothes etc)
work off (1/2)	overcome the effects of sth (energy, stress, anger)
work off (2/2)	repay by working (a debt)
work on	be occupied with
work out (1/2)	find a solution by reasoning
work out (2/2)	turn out successfully
work up (1/3)	develop
work up (2/3)	excite
work up (3/3)	advance (in business)