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1
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to be into sth

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to be interested in something

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2
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to book sb into

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to reserve a place for somebody at a
hotel/event

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3
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to break up

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to finish school/college at end of the term/year

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4
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to bring up

A

to introduce (a topic in a discussion)

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5
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to burst out

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to suddenly start doing something
(laughing/crying)

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6
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to calm sb down

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to stop somebody feeling angry, upset or excited

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7
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to check in

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arrive and register at a hotel or airport

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8
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to check out

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to leave a hotel after paying and returning your room key

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9
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to cheer up

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to become happy

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10
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to copy out

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to write a written text again on a piece of paper

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11
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to devote sth to sth

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to use time, energy, etc. for a particular purpose

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12
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to drop out

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to fail to complete something (a university course / a race)

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13
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to fall behind

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to not make progress

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14
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to get away

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to leave or escape from a person or place

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15
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to get back

A

to return

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16
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to get on

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to board a plane/train/ferry/bus

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17
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to get through

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to complete successfully

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18
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to go away

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to go on holiday

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19
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to go over

A

to examine or look at something in a careful or detailed way

20
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to hand in

A

to give something (homework) to a teacher

21
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to hand out

A

to give something (worksheet) to each of a number of people

22
Q

to keep up with

A

to progress or travel at the same rate/ speed as others

23
Q

to listen up

A

to pay attention

24
Q

to look through

A

to quickly read

25
Q

to make up

A

to invent

26
Q

to pick out

A

to identify (details)

27
Q

to point out

A

to direct someone’s attention to someone or something

28
Q

to pull out

A

to drive from the side of the road onto a different part of the road

29
Q

to pull over

A

to drive to the side of the road and stop

30
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to pull up

A

to stop in a vehicle

31
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to read out

A

to read words aloud so that other people can hear

32
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to read up on sth

A

to spend time reading in order to find out information about something

33
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to refer to sb or sth

A

to talk or write about somebody or something, especially briefly

34
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to rub out

A

to erase

35
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to run into sb

A

to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to

36
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to run into sth

A

to crash into something (in a vehicle or on a bike

37
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to set out

A

to start a journey

38
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to shut up

A

to stop talking or making a noise, or to make somebody stop doing this

39
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to speak up

A

speak loudly and distinctly OR to express an opinion freely

40
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to stand for

A

to mean

41
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to stand up for

A

to defend

42
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to stay over

A

to sleep overnight (often at someone’s house)

43
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to stop over

A

to stay somewhere for one night or more when you are travelling to somewhere else

44
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to take off

A

leave the ground and fly (of an aircraft)

45
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to take off

A

leave the ground and fly (of an aircraft)