break down

check in

break down

cheer up

break up

come across

bring up

come up with

calm down

drop out

1a

to report one's arrival.

at a hotel, an airport etc.

to stop working (of

machinery)

to become happier.

to lose control emotionally or

mentally.

to find or meet by chance.

something or someone

to end; to separate.
(of a marriage / a family / a relationship
etc.)

to think of; to produce.

an idea / a plan / a suggestion etc.

to take care of a child until it is fully grown and able

to
care for itself; to train and prepare a child for adult
life.

to withdraw from, or stop taking part in (a

competition, a
social group, a school, a university, a job etc.).

to become less excited and tense; to help someone

(or a
difficult situation) to become less excited and tense. a
person / a difficult situation etc.
1b

fill in

go for

find out

grow up

get away with

hold on

get over

look after

give up

look for

2a

to attack.
a person, an animal.

a form/a questionnaire etc. to

complete (a form).

to develop from a child into

an adult.

to make an effort to discover or get to know

(something).
the truth / a secret / an address / the time /

to wait (especially on the

telephone).

to do something wrong or illegal without being

punished
(usually without even being discovered or caught).

to take care of someone or

something

to recover from (something)

an illness / a failure / a difficulty / a
shock etc.

to try to find (something or someone),

often a thing or
person that is lost.

to stop doing or having (something).(of

an habitual activity, smoking / drinking /
a job etc.)
2b

look forward to

pick up

look up

point out

make up for

run into

pass away

run out

pass out

see off

3a

to give someone a ride in a vehicle; to

collect someone
or something (sometimes in a vehicle).

to think with pleasure about a future

event that you
expect to enjoy.

to draw attention to
something or someone.

to find (or try to find) something (e.g. a telephone

number) in a book (e.g. a telephone directory).

to meet by chance.

to compensate for.
mistake / doing or not doing something
etc.

to use all of (something) and have no more left.

of coffee / sugar / money / patience / time etc.

to die.(usually of a person)

to say goodbye to someone who is going on a journey

at
the place (e.g. airport, station etc.) where the journey
begins.

to lose consciousness.
3b

speak up

take after

take off

think over

try on

4a

to speak louder.
often used in the imperative

to look or be like an older

relative.

to rise from the ground.(of an

aeroplane)

to consider (something) carefully.

a problem / a proposal / a situation etc.

to put on an article of clothing to see if it

fits and how it looks.
a hat / a new pair of shoes / a dress etc.
4b