Chapter 6

Question 1

call … in …

Answer 1

ask (someone) to come to a place

Question 2

draw near

Answer 2

come close, approach

Question 3

drift off

Answer 3

become unconscious, go to sleep; (of the voice) become indistinct

Question 4

drop out of

Answer 4

stop going to or participating in (often a school or a contest)

Question 5

face up to

Answer 5

meet boldy, oppose strongly, admit the difficulty or danger of

Question 6

fall for

Answer 6

become very fond of, begin to love, fall in love with (informal)

Question 7

fall in with

Answer 7

join, happened to meet or associate with (bad companions)

Question 8

get away

Answer 8

escape, become free of whatever is holding one

Question 9

get out of

Answer 9

become free of, go out from, escape from, leave

Question 10

go back

Answer 10

return

Question 11

go back on

Answer 11

fail to keep (a promise), not do what one has agreed to do

Question 12

hang back

Answer 12

be unwilling to go forward

Question 13

hold … back …

Answer 13

keep back, keep (someone or something) from moving, prevent (someone from doing something)

Question 14

hold … up …

Answer 14

rob (often with a gun or other weapon), stop by force and rob

Question 15

keep … on …

Answer 15

continue, persist in (usually followed by an -ing word)

Also: Please keep on.

Question 16

let … off …

Answer 16

allow to go free or unpunished

Question 17

let on

Answer 17

allow it to be known, admit (usually followed by a clause starting with that) (informal)

Question 18

line up

Answer 18

form a line, stand in line, get into a line

Question 19

look back on

Answer 19

remember, recall, think about (past events)

Question 20

look for

Answer 20

try to find, seek

Question 21

meet with

Answer 21

come together with (usually to discuss a serious matter); encounter
(often followed by success or failure)

Question 22

pass away

Answer 22

die (generally used only to refer to a friend or a relative)

Question 23

pick … out …

Answer 23

identify from a group

select, choose

Question 24

pull together

Answer 24

work tighter, cooperate

Question 25

ring for

Answer 25

call by using a bell or buzzer

Question 26

settle down

Answer 26

begin to lead a regular life, start a home or family

Question 27

sit up with

Answer 27

stay with (especially at night and with a person who is ill)

Question 28

stand by

Answer 28

remain loyal to, work with, help even when someone is in trouble

Question 29

try out for

Answer 29

attempt to become part of (a team or any activity in which certain skills are needed)