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Question 1

bring someone round (tr; object usually before round)

Answer 1

(a) = persuade someone to accept a previously opposed suggestion
(b) = restore to consciousness
= bring him/it to my/your/his house:

Question 2

bring up (tr)

Answer 2

(a) = educate and train children
(b) = mention

Question 3

burn down (tr or intr)

Answer 3

= destroy, or be destroyed completely by fire (used of buildings):

Question 4

call at a place

Answer 4

call meaning ‘visit’ (for a short time)

Question 5

call for

Answer 5

= visit a place to collect a person or thing

Question 6

call in

Answer 6

the same meaning as look in and the colloquial drop in

Question 7

call for (tr)

Answer 7

= require, demand (the subject here is often an impersonal
word or phrase such as: the situation/this sort of work/this etc.; the object is then usually some quality, e.g. courage/patience/a steady hand etc.)

Question 8

call in a person/call him in

Answer 8

= send for him/ask him to come to thehouse to perform some service.

send for is more authoritative than … which is therefore a more polite form:

Question 9

call on somebody (usually + infinitive)

Answer 9

= ask him to do something/ask
him to help.

This is a rather formal way of making a request and is chiefly used on formal occasions or in speeches etc. There is usually the idea that the person called upon will consider it his duty to comply with the request:

Question 10

call off (tr)

Answer 10

= cancel something not yet started, or abandon something
already in progress

Question 11

Call out (tr)

Answer 11

= summon someone to leave his house to deal with a
situation outside. It is often used of troops when they are required to leave their barracks to deal with civil disturbances:

Question 12

call up (tr)

Answer 12

(a) = summon for military service
(b)= telephone:

Question 13

not to care about (tr)

Answer 13

= to be indifferent to:

Question 14

care for (tr)

Answer 14

(a) = like (seldom used in the affirmative)
(b) = look after (not much used except in the passive):

Question 15

carry on (intr)
carry on with (tr)

Answer 15

= continue (usually work or duty)

Question 16

carry out (tr)

Answer 16

= perform (duties), obey (orders, instructions), fulfil (threats):

Question 17

catch up with (tr), catch up (tr or intr)

Answer 17

= overtake, but not pass

Question 18

clean out (tr) a room/cupboard/drawer etc.

Answer 18

= clean and tidy it
thoroughly:

Question 19

clean up (tr)

Answer 19

leave the place clean.

Question 20

clear away (tr)

Answer 20

= remove articles, usually in order to make space:

Question 21

clear away (intr)

Answer 21

= disperse (рассеиваться)

Question 22

clear off (intr) from an open space, clear out (intr) of a room, building =

Answer 22

= go away (colloquial; as a command it is definitely rude):

Question 23

clear out (tr) a room/cupboard/drawer etc.

Answer 23

= empty it, usually to
make room for something else:

Question 24

clear up (intr).
clear up (tr or intr)
clear up (tr)

Answer 24

= become fine after clouds or rain:
= make tidy and clean
(a) = finish (some work which still remains to be done):
(b) = solve (a mystery):

Question 25

close down (tr or intr)

Answer 25

= shut permanently (of a shop or business):

Question 26

close in (intr)

Answer 26

= come nearer, approach from all sides (used of mist, darkness, enemies etc.):

Question 27

close up (intr)

Answer 27

= come nearer together (of people in a line):

Question 28

come across/upon (tr)

Answer 28

= find by chance:

Question 29

come along/on (intr)

Answer 29

= come with me, accompany me. '…' is often said to someone who is hesitating or delaying:

Question 30

come away (intr)

Answer 30

= leave (with me):

Question 31

come away/off (intr)

Answer 31

= detach itself:

Question 32

come in (intr), come into (tr)

Answer 32

= enter

Question 33

come off (intr)

Answer 33

(a) = succeed, of a plan or scheme (used in negative): (b) = take place; happen as arranged: (c) = end its run (of a play, exhibition etc.)

Question 34

come out (intr)

Answer 34

(a) = be revealed, exposed (the subject here is normally the truth/the facts/the whole story etc. and usually refers to facts which the people concerned were trying to keep hidden, i.e. scandals etc.) (b) = be published (of books) (c) = disappear (of stains)

Question 35

come round (intr)

Answer 35

(a) = finally accept a previously opposed suggestion: (b) = come to my (your/his etc.) house:

Question 36

come round/to (intr; stress on to)

Answer 36

= recover consciousness:

Question 37

come up (intr)

Answer 37

(a) = rise to the surface: (b) = be mentioned

Question 38

come up (intr), come up to (tr)

Answer 38

= approach, come close enough to talk: