| be after | want, try to gain, chase |
| be in for | expect sth |
| be off | not want be absent |
| be on | be shown |
| be over | come to an end |
| break down | stop working, lose control of feelings, fail |
| break in/into | enter by force, interrupt |
| break out | begin suddenly, escape |
| break up | stop for holidays, separate, split up |
| bring about | cause to happen |
| bring out | publish, put on the market |
| bring round to | make sb regain conscioussnes |
| bring round (to) | persuade |
| bring up | raise a child, mention, intrdc a subjct |
| come across | meet, find by chance |
| come along | come on, appear, arrive by chance |
| come by | obtain |
| come down with | become ill |
| come into | inherit |
| come round | visit casually, regain conscioussnes, come to |
| come up with | find, think of(idea solution answer) |
| cut down | cause to fall by cutting, reduce sth |
| cut into | interrupt, break in |
| cut off | disconnect, isolate |
| do away with | abolish, kill |
| do up | fasten, tie, wrap, repair, make oneself more attractive, dress up |
| could do with | want, need sth |
| do without | live/continue without smthng |
| fall apart | break into pieces, end in failure |
| fall back on | turn to smthng for help when other plans have failed |
| fall behind | fail to keep up, be late(with smnthg) |
| fall for | be deceived, fall in love with sb |
| fall in with | agree with, go along with |
| fall out with | quarell with sb |
| get along with | be on friendly terms with sb |
| get away with | run away with smthng/ from a punishment |
| get on | advance, make progress |
| get on with | get along with, continue after an interruprtion |
| get over | recover, overcome |
| get round to | find the necessary time to do sth |
| get through | finish smthng survive through difficult times |
| get through to | reach sbdy sbdy by a telephone |
| give away | reveal sth, betray sb, lose an advantage |
| give in | surrender, hand in |
| give off | emit |
| give out | come to an end, distribute, hand out |
| give up | stop/abandon an attempt, give up |
| go back on | break a promise or agreement |
| go down with | become ill (go) |
| go off | explode, ring, be switched off, spoil(food) |
| go out | stop burning, be extinguished |
| go over | examine details, repeat |
| go round | not being a dickhead and share, visit, spread, circulate |
| hold back | control, keep secret, be reluctant to act |
| hold on | wait(while talking) |
| hold up | to delay something |
| keep away from | stay away |
| keep back | not tell |
| keep off | keep away from/ avoid |
| keep on | continue doing smthng, carry on |
| keep out of | stay away from(f.e. trouble) |
| keep up with | proceed at an equal pace, be informed |
| look after | take care of |
| look down on | have a bad opinion, disapprove |
| look for | search for |
| look forward to | anticipate(with pleasure) |
| look into | examines, investigate |
| look out for | be alert in order to see/find sth |
| look over | examine sth carefully, revise briefly and quickly |
| look up | look for sth |
| make out | see sb clearly, understand, fill in |
| make sth up to sb | explain, compensate sb for sth |
| make up | invent, think up, put cosmetics on |
| make up for | compensate, repay sb for sth |
| put aside | save, put by |
| put away | put sb into prison etc |
| put down | make a note, write down |
| put off | postpone |
| put on | dress oneself in, increase, switrch on, cause to take place(show/performance) |
| put out | extinguish(fire) cause in convenience |
| put through | ceonnect, make sb undergo or suffer sth |
| put up with | tolerate, to bear |
| run across | meet sbdy by cahnce |
| run away | escape |
| run into | collide with sth, meet smbd unexpectedly, |
| run out of | no longer have a supply of sth |
| see off | accompany a traveller |
| see through | not to be deceived by sb, support sb with sth |
| see to | take care of(see) |
| stand by | support sb |
| stand for | be an abbreviation for |
| stand in for | replace sb temporarily |
| stand out | be noticeable |
| stand up for | support/defend sb |
| take after | look or act like a relative, resemble |
| take off | remove clothes, leave the ground |
| take sb out | take sb to somewhere |
| take to | like |
| take up | begin a hobby etc, fill(time, space) |
| turn down | refuse an offer, reduce volume |
| turn sb in | give sb to the police(konfitura) |
| turn into | change into, become |
| turn over | turn to a new page, change tv channel |
| turn to | go to sb for help/advice |
| turn off | switch off |
| turn up | arrive/appear, increase volume |
| work on | have an effect on |
| work out | find the solution to a problem by reasoning or calculation, develop succesfully |