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A a variety of abide by (= observe) above all be absent from be absorbed in account for (= explain) according to accuse of ()() be accustomed to be acquainted with act for act on adapt for adapt to add to (= increase) be adjusted to after all aim at all at once (= suddenly) all but (= nearly) all in (=tired; exhausted) all of a sudden (= suddenly) all over amount to be angry at be angry with answer for anything but be anxious about be anxious for apart from (= besides) apologize to () for () appeal to (= attract) appeal to () for () apply to () for () approve of be apt to as a matter of fact as a result as a result of as far as is concerned as for (= as to) as usual as yet as well (= too) as well as be ashamed of aside from (= besides) be associated with be at a loss at any cost at any rate at first be at hand (=near) at heart (= really) be at large at last (= finally) at least/most at once be at sea be at stake at times (= occasionally) at will avail oneself of be aware of B back out back up be badly off (= poor)

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be based on bear in mind beat about the bush become of (= happen to) become to (= match) before long (= soon) begin with behind time behind the times beneath ones dignity beside oneself bestow on between A and B A B blow up (= explode) boast of boil down to be bored with be bound for break away break down break in (= interrupt) break into break loose break off break out () break up bring about bring out (= produce) bring to (= revive) bring forward bring up (= rear) burn down burn out burn up burst into laughter burst into tears

burst out crying burst out laughing be busy with buy off (= bribe) buy out buy up by accident (= accidentally) by all means (= certainly) by and by by and large (= generally) by degrees (= gradually) by chance (= unexpectedly) by far by heart by means of by nature by name by the name of by no means (= not at all) by oneself (= alone) by the way (= incidentally) by turns by way of (= via) C call at(= visit) call down (= scold) call for (= require) callnames call off (= cancel) call on(= visit) call up (= telephone) be capable of care for (= like; tend) carry away carry off

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carry on carry out (= fulfill) carry through catch cold catch fire catch on (= understand) catch sight of (= see) catch up with be celebrated for check up on (= examine) cheer up (= encourage) clear up clever at be close to (= near) combine A with B A B come about (= happen; occur) come across come by (= obtain) come down with come from come in handy come into being (= originate) come into effect come of come on come out (= appear) come to (= revive) come to an end (= end) come to blow (= fight) come true come to the point come to terms comment on be committed to be compared to / be compared with

complain of/about be composed of concentrate on concerned about be concerned with conform to congratulateon be conscious of consist in consist of control over convinceof be convinced of cope with (= deal with) correspond to correspond with count on (= rely on) cross out (= cancel) cureof cut down (= reduce) cut in (= interrupt) cut out (= quit) cut short cut up D day after day (= daily) day in, day out (= continually) deal in (= sell) deal with (= cope with) be dedicated to depend on depriveof be destined to be determined by be devoted to

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die away (= decrease) die down (= decrease) die from die of die out (= disappear gradually) differ from distinguish A from B AB distinguish between A and B be distinguished for be distinguished from do away with (= abolish) do () good do over (= do again) do up (= wrap) do without draw to draw up dress up dropa line drop in on drop by dry out dry up dwell on/upon E early or late eat in eat out eat up end in end with be engaged in be engaged to be entitled to envy of

be equal to estimate at ever since every now and then every other day every so often exchange A for B A B excel in/at exception to excuse () for () be exposed to F face to face faint with faith (n.) in fall behind fall in love with fall in with fall off (= decrease) fall on (= attack) fall on ones knees fall out with (= quarrel with) fall through (= fail) be familiar with be famous as be famous for be fed up with feel like (V-ing) feel sorry for figure out () fill out find out (= discover) find fault with (= criticize) fix up (= repair) fix on (= decide)

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follow in ones steps fool around fool away for fear that (= lestshould) for good (= forever) for instance for life for nothing for the purpose of for the time being (temporarily) be for sale be free from from now on from place to place from the beginning from time to time G generally speaking get across to get along get along with () get away (= escape) get away with get better get even with get in touch with get lost get on ones nerves get out of hand/control get over (= recover) get rid of get the better of get through (= finish) get to (= reach) give birth to

give in (= surrender) give off () give rise to (= cause) give () a ring (= telephone) give up / give way go back on go in for go off (= explode) go on (= continue) go out go over (= repeat) go through with (= complete) go with (= match) go without saying good for nothing grasp at grateful to () for () grow out of grow up guess at guilty of H hair stands on end hand in (= submit) hand out (= distribute) hand to hand hang up be hard of hearing be hard on be hard up have a good time have got to = must have it out with have no idea (= do not know)

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have on (= wear) have ones heart set on have ones own way have time off have to do with head for head off hear from hear of help (someone) with hint at hit upon (= find) hold good hold off (= delay) hold on hold ones ground hold ones breath hold ones tongue hold over (= extend) hold still hold up I be identified with idle away if any (= if there is any) be ill at ease be ill with impress on in a body (=collectively) in a hurry in an instant in a moment in a word in accordance with in addition to (= besides)

in advance (= beforehand) in all (= altogether) in answer of in any case in appearance in arms in (on) behalf of in brief in care of () in case (= if) in case of be in charge of in company with in comparison with in compliance with in connection with in contrast to in detail in every respect in fact be in favor of in general (= generally) be in good health be in hand in haste be in high spirits in honor of in my opinion in memory of be in need in no time (= immediately) be in ones teens be in order in other words in particular (= particularly) in person

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in place of (= instead of) in private in public in rags in regard to (= concerning) in respect to in search of in short in spite of (= despite) instead of (= in place of) in terms of in the absence of in the beginning be in the dark in the end in the direction of in the distance in the end (= finally) in the event of in the face of in the long run in the meantime in the presence of be in the way in the wrong in time in turn (= alternately) in vain (= unsuccessfully) in view of be inclined to be indebted to () for () be independent of be indifferent to be indulged in inform () of ()

be (well) informed of be innocent of inside out insist on interfere in interfere with be involved in J be jealous of join in (= attend) join A to B A B jump at jump on (= scold) jump to conclusion K be keen about keep an eye on (= watch) keep away keep cool keep from keep good time keep house keep in mind keep in touch with keep off keep on keep out keep pace with keep track of keep up keep up with kill time kind of (= somewhat) knock out

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L be laid up lay aside (= save) lay emphasis on lay off () lead to leave alone leave behind leave off (= stop) leave out (= omit) let alone letdown let go of (= release) let on (= reveal) let up lie in line up listen in (= overhear) listen to little by little (= gradually) live on live up to be located at/in look after (= take care of) look down upon look for (= seek) look forward to (= expect) look into (= investigate) look on look out (= be careful; watch out) look out upon (= face) look over (= examine) look through look up look up to (= respect) look uponas

long for lose heart lose ones head lose ones mind lose ones temper lose weight lots of M mad about (= excited about) mad at (= angry at) be made up of make a bed make a fortune make a fool of (= trick) make a practice of make an effort make away with (= steal; rob) make believe (= pretend) make both ends meet make clear (= explain) make faces make for make friends make fun of (= ridicule) make good (= succeed) make good time make it a rule (to + V) make no difference makeof make oneself at home make out (= understand) make over make room for make sense

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make sure make the best of make the most of make up () make up for (= compensate) make up ones mind make use of make way for meet half way (= compromise) meet with (= encounter) mistake A for B A B mix up more or less (= somewhat) N be named after () be named for neglect of never mind next to (= almost) no matter wh- no soonerthan not in the least (= not at all) be noted for nothing but (= only) nothing the matter now and then (= occasionally) now or never now that (= since) O object to (+ N/V-ing) be obliged to () for () occur to () be of account (= important)

be of age (= old) be of consequence (= important) of course be of no avail off and on (= irregularly) be off duty on a large scale on account of on an average on behalf of on business be on board be on credit on demand be on duty be on fire on foot be on good terms be on guard be on hand (= present) be on leave on no account (= never) be on pins and needles (= anxious) on purpose (= intentionally) be on order be on sale be on schedule (= punctual) be on strike be on the alert be on the basis of on the contrary on (the) condition that on the ground of on the occasion on the other hand

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be on the point of on the spot be on the verge of on the whole be on time once (and) for all (= definitely) once in a while (= occasionally; now and then) only too (= very) be opposed to (= object to) other than (= besides) out of breath out of date (= old-fashioned) out of hand (= out of control) ; be out of order be out of place be out of question (= doubtless) be out of the question (impossible) be out of sight be out of work over and over over there be owed to owing to P part from part with be partial to participate in pass away (= die) pass by pass for pass on to pass out

pass over (= disregard) pay attention to persist in pick out (= choose) pick up play a trick on play truant point out be possessed of prejudice against prevail over (= win) be proud of be provided with be provided that (= if) put an end to put aside (= save) put away put down (= suppress) put into practice put off (= postpone) put on put on airs put ones heads together put on weight put out (= extinguish) put to bed put to death put to prison put up (= erect) put up for put up with (= tolerate; bear) prior to (= before) Q be qualified for quite a few (= many)

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R rain or shine rain cats and dogs (a) rainy day raise money/funds rather than read over be ready for refer to be referred to as (= be called) reflect on (= recall) regard A as B A B regardless of rely on (= depend on) rememberto remindof resort to respect (n.) for be responsible for rest on (= lie in)() result in result from revenge oneself onfor right away (= immediately) ring off robof rule out rule over run across run after run against run down run for run into (= collide with run into debt

run out of (= use up; exhaust) run over S be satisfactory to be satisfied with search for see about (= arrange) see after (= attend to) see off see to (= attend to) sell out send for serve as (= act as) set aside (= put aside) set about (= start) set down (= write) set fire to set forth (= start) set foot in (on) set in (= begin) seton fire set off (= start) set ones heart on set out (= start) set the table set up be short for be short of be short of breath show off (= display) show up (= appear) shut off (= turn off) shut up be sick of be sick with

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side by side be similar to sit up (= stay up) be skilled in slow down (up) smell of smile at so and so so as to so-called so far so far as I know so far asis concerned so much as (= even) sooner or later speak for itself speak highly of (= praise) speak ill (well) of specialize in speed up spring to ones feet (= jump) stamp out (= eradicate) stand against (= be opposed to) stand by (= support) stand for (= represent) stand in the way stand on ceremony stand out stand to reason stand up for (= defend) stay up (late) () step by step (= gradually) step up stick to (= cling to) stir up stop by

strive for struggle for subject to substitute X for Y X Y succeed in succeed to such as suffer from be suitable for superior to be supposed to be surprised at suspectof sympathize with T takeaback (= surprise) take advantage of take after (= resemble) take apart take a seat take a rest take a walk takeat ones word takeby surprise take care of take down take charge of take A for B A B take for granted take hold of (= grasp) take in (= deceive) take into account (= consider) take it easy take leave of take off

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take on (= employ) take ones time take pains take part in (= participate in) take/have pity on take place (= happen) take pride in take over take/have time off take the part of take the place of take to (= like) take to ones bed take to ones heels take turns ( + V-ing) take up (= study) be taken ill be taken aback talk into (= persuade) talk over (= discuss) taste of tear down (= demolish) tear up tell apart tell A from B A B ten to one thanks to (= owing to) thankful tofor that is to say, the same as then and there there is no V-ing (= it is impossible to) think little of think highly of

think ofas think over think up (= invent) thrive on through with (= finish) throw away (= discard) throw out (= dismiss) throw up (= vomit) tie up (= delay) time and again be tired of be tired out be tired with to a degree (= exceedingly) to a great extent to a man (= collectively) to and fro to no purpose to ones face to the minute (= sharp) to the point touch off (= start) touch on try ones best try on try out turn down (= reject) turn in (= submit) turn into turn off turn on turn ones back on turn out (= became, produce) turn over turn to turn up (= appear)

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U under any circumstances under no circumstances be under way up to (+ ) be up to (= plan) upside down up-to-date (= modern) use up (= run out of) V vary from be versed in vote against vote for vote on W wait for wait on wait up for warm up waste ones breath watch ones step watch out for watch over wear off wear out wear through be well-off (=wealthy) be well-to-do what for (= why)

what is called (= the so-called) whats more wind up (= excite; end) wipe out (= destroy) with a start with a view to (V-ing) with all (= despite) with reference to with regard to with respect to with the view of with this without fail word for word work on work out worry about be worthy of would like to (= want to) would rather (+ V ) would that (= I wish) write down write up Y year in, year out yearn for yield to Z zeal for zest for