ask after	ask for news
back down	stop saying sth
back out	decide not to do sth you agreed to do
bank on	        depend on sth happening
break down	stop working (machine etc)
break out	start suddenly
bring forward	change the date/time of an event
bring in	introduce a new law/system
bring on	cause (an illness or sth)
bring out	produce and start to sell a product
bring up	look after a child until he/she becomes an adult
bring up	start discussing a subject
call for	require, need
call for	demand
carry on	continue
call off	cancel
carry out	perform an experiment etc
catch on	become popular or fashionable
catch on	understand
catch up with	reach the same point or level as
chase after	follow sb/sth quickly in order to catch it
check in	register
check out	leave a hotel
check out	investigate
clear up	become brighter and better (weather etc)
close down	stop operating (companies etc)
come (a)round	happen again
come (a)round (to)	be persuaded to change your mind
come across	find sth or sb by chance
come by	        get sth, if sth is HTF
come down with	start to suffer from a minor illness
come forward	offer help or information
come into	inherit
come off	succeed (have success)
come on	        develop or make progress
come on	        start (to be broadcast etc)
come out	be published
come round	become conscious
come up with	think of (an idea, a plan, etc)
count on	rely on, trust
cross out	draw a line through sth written
cut down	do less of (smoking etc)
cut down	reduce amount of
cut off	        make a place difficult or impossible to enter, leave or communicate with
cut off	        stop the supply of sth
cut off	        disconnect
dawn on	you     realise it for the first time
deal with	handle, cope with
die down	become less noisy, powerful or active
do away with	get rid of
do up	        repair, paint or improve
do without	live without (something you can't afford)
draw up	        create (plans etc.)
dress up	put on fancy or unusual clothes
drop in (on)	visit unexpectedly
drop off	let someone get out of a vehicle
drop off	fall asleep
drop out (of)	leave school before finishing a course
drown out	prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise
face up to	accept sth and try to deal with it
fall for	fall in love with
fall for	believe
fall out	have an argument with and stop being friends
feel up to	feel well enough to do
fill in	        add information in the spaces on a document
find out	discover information
flick through	turn and look at the pages of a magazine etc. quickly
get (sb) down	make (sb) feel sad or lose hope
get along with	have good relationship (with)
get at	        try to express
get away with	escape punishment
get back	return from a place
get by	        manage to survive (financially)
get on (with)	have a good relationship
get on for	continue doing
get over	recover from
get round to	start (after planning to do sth for a long time)
get through	use all of, finish
get up to	do; do sth you shouldn't do
give away	give free of charge
give away	reveal sth you are trying to hide
give in	        stop making an effort to achieve sth difficult
give off	produce sth such as heat or a smell
give up	        stop doing sth you do regularly
go away	        go on holiday
go down as	be remembered for having done something
go in for	enter (a competition etc.)
go in for	like
go into	        deal with sth in detail
go off	        be no longer fresh
go off	        explode, be fired (for a gun)
go off	        stop liking
go on	        continue happening on doing sth
go on	        do sth after doing sth else
go over	        repeat or think about again in order to understand completely
go round	go to sb house to visit them
grow on	        if sth grows on you, you start to like it more
grow out of	develop from
grow out of	become too big for
grow up	        become older
hand down	give something valuable to children or g-children, usually when you die
hand in	        give to a person in authority
hand out	give things to people in a group
hold up	        rob while threatening violence
hold up	        delay
join in	        participate, take part
keep on	        continue doing something
keep up with	stay at the same point/level
knock out	defeat and remove from the competition
knock out	make unconscious
leave out	not include
let down	disappoint
let off	        give little or no punishment
let off	        make a bomb, etc explode
line up	        get/put into lines
live on	        use as a source of money
look after	take care of
look down on	think that you are better than
look into	investigate
look out	be careful
look round	examine (a place)
look up to	admire and respect
look up	        try to find information in a book or list
make off	escape
make out	pretend that sth is true
make out	see, hear or understand sth or sb with difficulty
make out	write all the necessary information on a cheque, etc.
make up	        become friends again after an argument
make up	        invent an eplanation, excuse
make up	        create a story
make up for	provide sth good, so that sth bad seems less important
make for	go in the direction of
name after	give sb or sth the same name as sb or sth else
narrow down	reduce the number of possibilites
pass away	die
pass out	suddenly become unconscious
pick on	        keep treating someone badly or unfairly
pick up	        stop in a vehicle to give someone a lift
plug in	        connect to the electricity supply
pop in	        visit quickly or for a short time
pull in	        stop by the side of the road in a car
pull out	stop being involved in an activity
pull through	survive (a serious illness or sth)
put by	        save an amount of money for the future
put down	criticise, make someone feel stupid
put down	kill an animal (sick/old)
put down to	suggest that sth is the result of
put forward	suggest
put off	        delay, postpone
put off	        make sb not want to do or not like sth
put on	        gain (weight)
put on	        hold, perform (a show, play)
put out	        make something stop burning
put through	connect by phone
put up with	tolerate
run into	meet by chance
run out of	not have any left
run over	hit with a car
sail through	do something very easily
save up	        save money little by little
see off	        go to a train station, etc to see someone leave
see through	recognise that sth is not true and not be tricked by it
see to	        deal with
set in	        start and by likely to continue for a while
set out	        explain, describe in a clear and detailed way
set out	        start working on sth in order to achieve an aim (goal)
set out	        start a journey
set to	        start doing sth in a determined or enthusiastic way
set up	        start (business, organisation, etc)
settle down	become calm after being upset
settle down	stay in one place or get married and live quietly
show round	take sb on a tour of a place
show off	try to attract people's attention and make them admire you
slow down	decrease speed
speed up	increase speed
stand for	represent (abb. and symbols)
stand for	put up with (tolerate)
stand in for	do sb's job for them while they are not available
stand out	be easy to see because of being different
stand up for	support in an argument or a fight
take aback	surprise (passive)
take after	look or behave like an older relative
take down	write down what sb says
take in	        trick sb into believing sth that is not true
take off	become successful
take off	leave the ground
take off	remove
take on	        start to employ
take on	        accept (work or resp.)
take over	take control of
take to	        begin to like
take to	        start (as a habit)
take up	        start (a hobby, sport, etc)
take up	        fill an amount of space/time
tear down	destroy or remove
tear up	        rip into pieces
think over	consider
throw away	get rid of, discard
try on	        put on (clothing) to see how it looks
try out	        experiment with
turn down	not accept (an offer, request, etc)
turn into	change into sth different
turn off	stop a machine working
turn out	develop in a particular way or have a particular result
turn over	turn a page so that the other side is towards you
turn round	go back in the opposite direction
turn up	        appear unexpectedly or without making a firm arrangement
wear off	stop being effective (drug, etc)
wear out	become old and unusable
work out	find the solution to a problem, etc
ask after	ask for news
back down	stop saying sth
back out	decide not to do sth you agreed to do
bank on	        depend on sth happening
break down	stop working (machine etc)
break out	start suddenly
bring forward	change de date/time of an event
bring in	introduce a new law/system
bring on	cause (an illness or sth)
bring out	produce and start to sell a product
bring up	look after a child until he/she becomes an adult
bring up	start discussing a subject
call for	require, need
call for	demand
carry on	continue
call off	cancel
carry out	perform an experiment etc
catch on	become popular or fashionable
catch on	understand
catch up with	reach the same point or level as
chase after	follow sb/sth quickly in order to catch it
check in	register
check out	leave a hotel
check out	investigate
clear up	become brighter and better (weather etc)
close down	stop operating (companies etc)
come (a)round	happen again
come (a)round (to)	be persuaded to change your mind
come across	find sth or sb by chance
come by	        get sth, if sth is HTF
come down with	start to suffer from a minor illness
come forward	offer help or information
come into	inherit
come off	succeed (have success)
come on	        develop or make progress
come on	        start (to be broadcast etc)
come out	be published
come round	become conscious
come up with	think of (an idea, a plan, etc)
count on	rely on, trust
cross out	draw a line through sth written
cut down	do less of (smoking etc)
cut down	reduce amount of
cut off	        make a place difficult or impossible to enter, leave or communicate with
cut off	        stop the supply of sth
cut off	        disconnect
dawn on	you     realise it for the first time
deal with	handle, cope with
die down	become less noisy, powerful or active
do away with	get rid of
do up	        repair, paint or improve
do without	live without (something you can't afford)
draw up	        create (plans etc.)
dress up	put on fancy or unusual clothes
drop in (on)	visit unexpectedly
drop off	let someone get out of a vehicle
drop off	fall asleep
drop out (of)	leave school before finishing a course
drown out	prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise
face up to	accept sth and try to deal with it
fall for	fall in love with
fall for	believe
fall out	have an argument with and stop being friends
feel up to	fell well enough to do
fill in	        add information in the spaces on a document
find out	discover information
flick through	turn and look at the pages of a magazine etc. quickly
get (sb) down	make (sb) feel sad or lose hope
get along (with	have good relationship (with)
get at	        try to express
get away with	escape punishment
get back	return from a place
get by	        manage to survive (financially)
get on (with)	have a good relationship
get on for	continue doing
get over	recover from
get round to	start (after planning to do sth for a long time)
get through	use all of, finish
get up to	do; do sth you shouldn't do
give away	give free of charge
give away	reveal sth you are trying to hide
give in	        stop making an effort to achieve sth difficult
give off	produce sth such as heat or a smell
give up	        stop doing sth you do regularly
go away	        go on holiday
go down as	be remembered for having done something
go in for	enter (a competition etc.)
go in for	like
go into	        deal with sth in detail
go off	        be no longer fresh
go off	        explode, be fired (for a gun)
go off	        stop liking
go on	        continue happening on doing sth
go on	        do sth after doing sth else
go over	        repeat or think about again in order to understand completely
go round	go to sb house to visit them
grow on	        if sth grows on you, you start to like it more
grow out of	develop from
grow out of	become too big for
grow up	        become older
hand down	give something valuable to children or g-children, usually when you die
hand in	        give to a person in authority
hand out	give things to people in a group
hold up	        rob while threatening violence
hold up	        delay
join in	        participate, take part
keep on	        continue doing something
keep up with	stay at the same point/level
knock out	defeat and remove from the competition
knock out	make unconscious
leave out	not include
let down	disappoint
let off	        give little or no punishment
let off	        make a bomb, etc explode
line up	        get/put into lines
live on	        use as a source of money
look after	take care of
look down on	think that you are better than
look into	investigate
look out	be careful
look round	examine (a place)
look up to	admire and respect
look up	        try to find information in a book or list
make off	escape
make out	pretend that sth is true
make out	see, hear or understand sth or sb with difficulty
make out	write all the necessary information on a cheque, etc.
make up	        become friends again after an argument
make up	        invent an eplanation, excuse
make up	        create a story
make up for	provide sth good, so that sth bad seems less important
make for	go in the direction of
name after	give sb or sth the same name as sb or sth else
narrow down	reduce the number of possibilites
pass away	die
pass out	suddenly become unconscious
pick on	        keep treating someone badly or unfairly
pick up	        stop in a vehicle to give someone a lift
plug in	        connect to the electricity supply
pop in	        visit quickly or for a short time
pull in	        stop by the side of the road in a car
pull out	stop being involved in an activity
pull through	survive (a serious illness or sth)
put by	        save an amount of money for the future
put down	criticise, make someone feel stupid
put down	kill an animal (sick/old)
put down to	suggest that sth is the result of
put forward	suggest
put off	        delay, postpone
put off	        make sb not want to do or not like sth
put on	        gain (weight)
put on	        hold, perform (a show, play)
put out	        make something stop burning
put through	connect by phone
put up with	tolerate
run into	meet by chance
run out of	not have any left
run over	hit with a car
sail through	do something very easily
save up	        save money little by little
see off	        go to a train station, etc to see someone leave
see through	recognise that sth is not true and not be tricked by it
see to	        deal with
set in	        start and by likely to continue for a while
set out	        explain, describe in a clear and detailed way
set out	        start working on sth in order to achieve an aim (goal)
set out	        start a journey
set to	        start doing sth in a determined or enthusiastic way
set up	        start (business, organisation, etc)
settle down	become calm after being upset
settle down	stay in one place or get married and live quietly
show round	take sb on a tour of a place
show off	try to attract people's attention and make them admire you
slow down	decrease speed
speed up	increase speed
stand for	represent (abb. and symbols)
stand for	put up with (tolerate)
stand in for	do sb's job for them while they are not available
stand out	be easy to see because of being different
stand up for	support in an argument or a fight
take aback	surprise (passive)
take after	look or behave like an older relative
take down	write down what sb says
take in	        trick sb into believing sth that is not true
take off	become successful
take off	leave the ground
take off	remove
take on	        start to employ
take on	        accept (work or resp.)
take over	take control of
take to	        begin to like
take to	        start (as a habit)
take up	        start (a hobby, sport, etc)
take up	        fill an amount of space/time
tear down	destroy or remove
tear up	        rip into pieces
think over	consider
throw away	get rid of, discard
try on	        put on (clothing) to see how it looks
try out	        experiment with
turn down	not accept (an offer, request, etc)
turn into	change into sth different
turn off	stop a machine working
turn out	develop in a particular way or have a particular result
turn over	turn a page so that the other side is towards you
turn round	go back in the opposite direction
turn up	        appear unexpectedly or without making a firm arrangement
wear off	stop being effective (drug, etc)
wear out	become old and unusable
work out	find the solution to a problem, etc