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PHRASAL REVIEW 1 3.1-3.8 Flashcards

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destroy with an explosion

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blow up

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strike or kick repeatedly

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beat up

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rise / increase

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go up

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arrive unexpectedly

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turn up

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speak more loudly

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speak up

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improve your knowledge or skill

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brush up

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phone sb

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call sb up

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tidy, put in order

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clear up

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leave your bed and start the day

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get up

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wear smart/elegant/formal clothes

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dress up

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give sb help and support

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back sb up

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not go to bed

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stay up

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come near to / approach

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come up

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get to the same standard as others

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catch up

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summarize

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sum up

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be unable to tell the difference between

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mix up

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eat all the food you are given

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eat up

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admit to doing sthg wrong

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own up

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become bright / excited (of eyes)

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light up

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increase rapidly

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shoot up

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develop / increase in stages

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build up

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become an adult

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grow up

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result in a total of

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add up

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tie up a collection of things with string

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bundle up

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find information in a book

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look up

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become brighter

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brighten up

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become less miserable

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cheer up

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increase (of work)

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pile up

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come to a place and stop (of a vehicle)

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draw up

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end a phone conversation

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hang up

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raise (look after and educate)

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bring up

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increase (volume)

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turn up

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  1. stop a vehicle and collect 2. learn without much effort
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pick up

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  1. delay / stop moving2. threaten with violence to rob
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hold up

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  1. resist / fight against sthg or sb2. provide accomodation for the night
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put up

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  1. decide2. invent a story
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make up

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  1. fasten2. decorate / make repairs to
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do up

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  1. surrender2. quit
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give up

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  1. shorten (clothes)2. start a hobby
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take up

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  1. establish / start2. assemble / arrange
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set up

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41
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no longer keep your position in an argument

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back down

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42
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do something less often

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cut down

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annoy, make unhappy

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get down

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make a note of information

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jot down

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give a lower grade

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mark down

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come down heavily (rain)

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pour down

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make something appear less important

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play down

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not allow someone to speak or be heard

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shout down

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go or happen less fast

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slow down

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close permanently

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close down

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decrease, become quieter

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die down

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establish (rules and regulations)

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lay down

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make people forget a mistake

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live down

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disappoint, not keep a promise

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let down

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live a quiet life, routine life

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settle down

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lose power

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run down

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  1. Stop working 2. Lose control of your emotions
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break down

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  1. reduce prices 2. cause government to lose power
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bring down

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  1. reduce prices 2. fall (rain)
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come down

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  1. be received (news) 2. get smaller, decrease
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go down

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  1. demolish 2. reduce the price
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knock down

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  1. pay some money as a deposit 2. kill an animal because it is old or sick / stop a rebellion
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put down

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  1. write down information 2. dismantle, undo something you have put up
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take down

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  1. reduce volume 2. refuse (offer), reject (applicant)
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turn down

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not do as promised

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back out

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discover information

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find out

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not include

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leave out

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stop burning

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burn out

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use up, exhaust (money, energy, time)

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run out of

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separate into categories, organize

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sort out

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emerge suddenly

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shoot out

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be very noticable

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stand out

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make very tired

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wear out

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go out and have a meal

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eat out

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distribute

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hand out

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lose consciousness, faint

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pass out

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be careful

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look out

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draw attention to a fact or something worth seeing

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point out

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go to places and meet people

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get out

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  1. escape from prison 2. start (fight or fire)
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break out

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introduce a product

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bring out

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suddenly start (crying, laughing)

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burst out

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pay the bill and leave the hotel

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check out

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put a line through (a mistake)

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cross out

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disappear (tradition, animal species)

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die out

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leave, not complete (school, a competition)

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drop out

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quarrel, no longer be friends

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fall out

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move into the road or a different traffic lane (car)

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pull out

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elimate, not consider (option, explanation)

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rule out

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sit down and not take part in a dance

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sit out

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leave as a sign of protest

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walk out

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remove as the result of washing

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wash out

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think about a problem and find the answer

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work out

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not do as promised

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back out

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discover information

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find out

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not include

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leave out

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stop burning

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burn out

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use up, exhaust (money, energy, time)

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run out of

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separate into categories, organize

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sort out

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emerge suddenly

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shoot out

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be very noticable

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stand out

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make very tired

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wear out

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go out and have a meal

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eat out

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distribute

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hand out

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lose consciousness, faint

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pass out

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be careful

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look out

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draw attention to a fact or something worth seeing

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point out

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go to places and meet people

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get out

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  1. escape from prison 2. start (fight or fire)
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break out

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introduce a product

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bring out

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suddenly start (crying, laughing)

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burst out

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pay the bill and leave the hotel

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check out

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put a line through (a mistake)

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cross out

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disappear (tradition, animal species)

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die out

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leave, not complete (school, a competition)

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drop out

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quarrel, no longer be friends

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fall out

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move into the road or a different traffic lane (car)

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pull out

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elimate, not consider (option, explanation)

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rule out

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sit down and not take part in a dance

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sit out

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leave as a sign of protest

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walk out

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think about a problem and find the answer

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work out

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remove as the result of washing

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wash out

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conduct, perform (test/survey)

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carry out

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suddenly start (laughing/crying)

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burst out

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invite s/one to go out

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take out

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become available to the public (book/film)

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come out

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manage to see/hear clearly

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make out

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emit (a loud noise)

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let out

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extinguish a fire

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put out

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stop giving out light

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go out

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start on a journey

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set out (= set off)

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be good in the end

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turn out

133
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borrow from the library

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take out

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pretend

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make out

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a stain disappears

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come out

136
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broadcast

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put out

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make clothes larger

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let out

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come to a place to see sthg

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turn out

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display in an organised way

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set out

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the tide goes away from the shore

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go out

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