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Post-Graduate
07/12/2006
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to get hold of some one
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to talk.to reach or to contact somebody
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I'm afraid
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the answer is "no"
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about time
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indicates that something should have been done before
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ahead of time
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early in advance
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all along
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from the begining, always all the time
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all at once
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suddenly surprisingly, unexpectedly
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all in all
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everything taken into account, all considered
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all the time
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continually, regularly, during a period of time
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as for
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referring to, concerning, regarding
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as usual
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as occurs most of he time
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at first
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at the begining
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at last
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finally, after a long time
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at (the) least
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no less than minimum
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at (the) most
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greatly,clearly, by a large account
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be broke
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have no money
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be out of
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have none left
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be short of
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not have enough
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be/get used to
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get accustomed to, accept habitually
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bring up
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mention. raise an issue or question.raise a child
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by far
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maximum, no more than
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by the way
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mention in passing incidentally
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call off
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decide not to the something
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call on
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visit.ask or choose to participate or contribute
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change one's mind
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alter or change an earlier decision or opinion
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check in/into
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register at a hotel. investigate
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check out
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take a book out of library. investigate. leave a hotel
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cheer up
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make someone feel happy
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clean up
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organize, make neat and clean
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come across
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meet by chance, accidentally, refering to appearance
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come back
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return, remember.recal. return to popularity
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come to/come down to
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profit/benefit from.use to advantage . work with
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cut down on

My expenses are too high. I must cut them down somehow.
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reduce, decrease, lessen
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do over
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do again
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do with
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grow to, gradually achieve something, amounts to
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do without

ayºe is doing without candy, she's dieting
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manage without having
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drop by/in

I am very busy, I hope nobody drops in on me tonight
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visit informally, for a short period of time
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drop off
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leave something somewhere to be picked up
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drop out

The boy dropped out of school because he thought he could not learn
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stop going to school or class or a club
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every other
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every second one
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feel up to

I don't feel up to talking with anybody else now.
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be able, be capable of
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figure out

That's a hard puzzle. I can't figure it out
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understand, achieve understanding by reasoning
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find fault with
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critize, be dissatisfied with
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fill out

When you get the application, fill it out
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write/complete a form a questionnaire
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find out

You can't keep tha secret, somebody will find it out.
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learn, discover, inquire, ask
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for the time being
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temporarily, for the present period of time
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from now on
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starting now and continuing into the future
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get along with

She has such a bad disposition that nobody get along with her.
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be friendly with, agree on many things, make progress
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get or fall behind
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fail to reach an expected level
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get off

She got off the train at the wrong station.
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leave a means of transportation, remove, take pleasure in
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get on

When the next bus came by, she got on and rode home
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board a means of transportation
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get over

let's get that job over

The news was a bad shock, but she will get over it soon.
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recover, overcome
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get out of

He got out of his car and stood up

Never try to get out of doing your duty
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leave a car, exit, avoid unpleasent activity or work
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get rid of
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eliminate, throw away
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get through

The test usually takes an hour, but bob got through early
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finish, make it
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give up

I give up smoking
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stop, quit
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go ahead
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begin, start doing something
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go away
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leave, depart
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go on
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happen, continue
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go over

The Teacher went over the quiz and discussed the stdents' mistakes
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check, review
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grow up

What is he going to be when he grows up?
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be an adult
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had better
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ought to should, would be smart to
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hand in

Please hand your homework in at once
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submit, give to teachers and superiors
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hang up

Sally hung up before I had a chance to explain
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end a phon conversation, a mental block
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have a good time
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enjoy oneself
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have someone do something
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make some do something
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have in mind
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plan, intend
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have over
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invite
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how come?
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Why?
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in a while
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later, at some time in the future
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hear from

Have you heard from your family recently?
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receive a letter or phone call from someone else
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in fact
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in reality, really, specifically
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instead of

Ali wanted to play football instead of going for a walk
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in place of rather than
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in time
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sufficently early, early enough, eventually ( not immediately)
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no wonder
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predictably, expectadlly, naturally, its not suprising
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keep up with

She wants to keep up with her neighbours
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maintain one's pace with, progress as fast as (someone/something)
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leave out

If you can't think of the answer, leave it out
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omit, leave avaliable, set out or aside
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let (someone) know
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inform, tell
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let ( me/us) see
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allow time to think, find out, determine somethng
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look after

Dont worry. I'll look after your house while your're on your trip.
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watch over, give care to, take care of
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look for

I long for a rest
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search for seek
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look forward to

i looked forward to seeing my old friend
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anticipate for pleasure
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look into

The police are looking into the numerous fires that have occured recently
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investigate, examine
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look into

The police are looking into the numerous fires that have occured recently
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investigate, examine
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look up

Business is looking up these days
When you go to London, look an old friend of mine up
I spend half of my timelooking words up in the dictionary
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research, search in a book or directory, improve , visit or all
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look up to

My husband is the kind of man, that people look up to
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respect
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make a difference
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change the existing situation, cause a change
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make a living
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earn enough money to have a decent standart of life
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make a point of
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give importance to, insist on
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make fun of
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laugh at
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make out

The sick man tried to say something, but i couldnt make it out.
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be understandable to others
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make sense
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understand, distinguish identify, complete, fill in
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make sure
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be ceratin
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make up

i have got to make the list up for the laundryman.
They had an argument, but they had already made up
You have missed two assignments, you'll make them up at once.
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compose, invent, do past work, renew good relations
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may/might as well
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it would be preferable to do with equal or better result/effect
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more or less
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to some extent
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never mind
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forget it, dont worry about it
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no matter
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regardless of
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not at all
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not in the least, its nothing
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of course
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to be expected, naturally, certainly
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once and for all
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finally, permanently, conclusively
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once in a while
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occasionally, every so often, from time to time
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on purpose
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intentionally, for a certain reason
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on the other hand
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from the opposite point of view
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on the whole
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in general, all thing considered
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on time
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on schedule
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pick out

I will buy a tie, but you will have to pick it out
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choose select recognize
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pick up

dont scatter your clothes, pick them up
i will pick you up at eight o'clock
A popular movie star picks business up at the movies
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obtain, gather, acquire, buy , catch, arrest
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point out

The quide pointed out to the interesting parts of the city to us.
The teacher had to point his mistakes out to him.
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mention, explain, show, demonstrate, illustrate
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put away

Your toys are scatteredover the room. Please put them away

Are you putting any money away for your old age?
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return something to its proper place
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put off


Dont put off studying until the last moment

Im so busy that I'll have to put my vacation off for a few days
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postpone, delay, discourage, somewhat repelled by
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put on

You'd better put your coat on, its cold outside

Put the radio on, i want to hear the news
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get dressed in, add
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put up with

I am not going to put up with your complaining any more
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tolerate
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quite a few
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a lot of
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read up on

You had better read up on Freud before you take your psychology examination
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study by reading about
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right away

I must leave right away
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immediatly
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run into

I ran into an old friend of mine yesterday
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meet by chance, accidentaly
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run out of

I cant make a cake, I have ron out of sugar
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end the supply of, come to the end of
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see to

My secretary sees to my e-mail
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give attention to
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show up

jo did not show up for the meeting

Dont worry about your notebook, it will show up soon
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appear
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so far
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up until now
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sooner or later
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inevitably, eventually, ultimately
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step by step
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gradually
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stop by
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visit
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take advantage of
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profit or benefit from make use of
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take after

That boy certainly takes after his father. He even walks like him
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resemble
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take a trip
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go for a journey or a holiday
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take it easy
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relax, dont worry
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take off

Take your hat off

I am going to take a week off next month

Bob likes to take his teachers off
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remove clothing, leave the ground, be absent from work
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take over

When the new manager,Levent,took over the store, he made it more efficent
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take control
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take out

dont keep your hands in your pockets, take them out
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remove, extract, prepared food eaten at home, to date
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take part in
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participate
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take place
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occur, hapen
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take up

When did you take your studyof English up?

Do you want to bet on that? Ý will take you upon it if you do

Those books just take up space
That boy takes my time up with his question
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begin, undertake, occupy space or time
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talk ( something) over

We had better talk the matter over before we take a vote
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discuss
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that is
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used to say something more precisely, express better
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think of

What do you think of her?

You should not even think of this letter
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have an opinion on
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Think (something) over

Dont answer now about that idea, think it over
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consider carefully before deciding or doing
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time off
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period of vacation, release from work, time for oneself
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throw away/off

George threw away a good chance to become famous
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discard, get rid of
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turn down

That TV is too loud, turn it down a little

i dont see why the committee turned my suggestion down.
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decrease volume or intensity, reject, refuse, to say no
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turn in

I am going to turn in now, so ý cant get up early tomorrow

When you have finished your examination, turn it in to your teacher
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hand in/ submit, go to bed
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