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Abide vt fus act faithful rules games
Abstained abstain vt fus voting election.(formal alcahol
Accede to vt fus formal agree aceeded request
Account vt fus give reason explain i mistake
Act work duties head department boss sofa ast
Act for for(someone representative someone):she acting headmaster absence
Act formal 1-to advice,instructions i axcting advice lawyer
Act up behave badly wrongly child father car
Added add to increase news happiness illness difficulties
Add figures find total added column
Add logical i don’t under-stand behaviour doesn’t
Adhere to stick tape doesn’t floor remain loyal
Adjust change order suitable adapted adjusted life
Agree discuss decision agreed date holiday opinion belongs
Agree to agreed request to
Agree with i agreed good health cheese grammar
Aim at/for point direct hit reach aimed blow
Aims to/at plan intend finish book week finishing
Alighted alight on/(formal sttle land bird fence fig
Consideration judjing deciding future possibility figures price rises
Allude to speak indirectly mention passing:he remarks made
Answer bear responsibility responsible for(something i'will mother safety
Answer correspond to(a description police found man answering
Apply for(something formally manager job applied financial
Apply to purpose force door open applied knowledge
Approve of pleased of(a person i decision
Argued argue for/against formal suggest reason i accepting
Arrive arrived reach place station train leaving.(fig committee
Make inquiries state asked father
Approve of pleased of(a person i decision
Make inquiries state asked father
Aspire to formal hard reach difficult ambitious aspired
Attend to listen or give attention carefully lecturer
Average averaged out sep work result expenses ten
Average at result car's petrol consumtion averaged ten
Back give one's opinion claim backed face strong
Back step move backwards opened garage door backed
Back supporter encourage evidence backed arguments husband
Bail set person free giving money court law
Bale parachute plane emergency clear water boat water/boat
Bank on rely i'am banking run disco late
Bargain neg expect consideration i arriving bargained started
Bash in beat smash soldiers bashed door
Bash on careless inattentive spite father's advice bashed
Bear out formal support confirm put complaint i
Bear with formal patient with(someone minute i
Beat price give great heat sun's rays desert
Beat price give great heat sun's rays desert
Beat succeed overcoming preventing man youths attacked attack
Beat punch kick hit person severly repeatedly brother
Believes in accept existence fact ghosts recognize advantage
Belong correct place shoes cupboard
Belongs to property book furniture mother native member
Belongs page shoe with this
Bestow on/upon give title award queen bestowed knighthood
Beware careful dog thieves of
Blare sound loudly nad harshly radio blaring pop
Blast rockets spacecraft start rise
Blast out loudly music blasted radio
Blotted blot hide sight rain view conceal remove
Blew blow extinguish put flame blowing wind candle
Blew blow pieces break broken explosion bridge soldiers
Blurt suddenly thinking effect result blurted story
Hotel booked book sign one's list guests royal
Boom make hollow sound large drum gun voice
Bottle up prevent one's feelings obvious anger whats
Broke break escape control dog owner fig states
Broken break door force etc)to open resulting breaking
Broken break door force etc)to open resulting breaking
Broke break enter house force unexpectedly burglar bitten
Broke break begin suddenly song =began singing face
Broke broken handle break stop communications family middle
Broken break happen suddenly war escape prison restictions
Broke break divide pieces sheet ice breaking furniture
Broke break quarrel stop connected labour party tradation
Breathe enter leave lungs air breathing:he reached surface
Bricked bricks close hole fireplace yesterday imprison person
Brim overflow cup brimming water fig bringing excitement
Brought bring disregard danger death
Back bring return i borrow pen tomorrow government
Bring down fall storm brought trees down.(fig dictator.
Bring give birth produce to
Forward bring brought formal put people's attention discussed
Bring in introduce parliamentary bill produce profit books
Bring achieve attempted i thought brought unexpected victory
Bring on dancing girls develop illness brought eating
Bring make clear;to reveal brought weakness theory publish
Bring round back unconsciosness smelling-salts brought persuade idea
Bring back consciousness smelling salts
Brought bringing rear educate behave parents polite introduce
Bristling bristle full warship guns streets tourists
Brushed brush pay attention objections rudely
Brushed brush wipe tear away
Brush on put paint to
Brush refresh one's knowledge of(eg language brushed spanish
Excitement bubble boil milk bubbled fig full happiness
Buck up hurry catch bus.2 cheer good news
Buckle begin job down to
Buckle begin work to seriously
Success build built add building hospital bigger wing
Build built increase size extent traffic begins o'clock
Bum wander travel regular job i spent year
Bump meet accident i bumped day street
Bump kill hero bumped halfway throught play
Bunch put together folds groups sewing-machine wrong started
Bundle make things bring up
Buoy afloat boat huge tanks full air fig
Burn house destroy destroyed completely fire burned smoke
Burn completely extinguished longer burning flames burned
Burst into/through suddenly violently room house flames tears/song.the
Burst begin suddenly noisily laughing
Bustle busy oneself noisily fussily bustled things day
Butt interrupt interfere speaking in
Butt interrupt conversation into to
Butter flatter buttering boss promotion lot money
Button fasten means coat neck.button jacket
Buy stock supply bought bread weekend
Buy bribe gangster's friend bought police witness
Buy to completely company's shares large company expanded
Buy things large quantities bought houses street
Call demand require quick action rudeness called collect
Call in doctor request return board commissioners currency
Call in doctor request return board commissioners currency
Called minute call cancel party's accepted invitation party
Call called formal visit:i'll neighbour tomorrow summon gather
Called call intruct workers strike union electricity summon
Call called up service armed forces bring memory
Calm call sep make giving brandy
Camp inf make camped original play unrecognizable
Care i nurse fond don’t marry flowers
Carry forward add number column figures i forgot
Carried difficult carry carrying screaming child quickly succeed
Carry business on continue working work manage greengrocer
Carry accomplish successfully finish carried plan
Carry continue page time discussion tomorrow word line
Carry formal continue support complete accomplish begun task
Cart carry difficulty luggage day
Cart carry impolitely abruptly carted jail
Carve achieve gain carved career
Carve divide money,business profits criminals carved man
Cashed cash in exchange money shares insurance policy
Cash make money types pfrofit taking advantage situation
Cast untie mooring lines boat fig throw unwanted
Catch caught on popular long dresses understand bit
Catch put batsman cricket catching ball hit touches
Catch caught work i level overtake corner walking
Chalk chalked write blackboard teacher answer 2(fig score
Accident i chanced chance meet friend library discover
Change changed remove clothes replace clean one's i'll
Change changed remove clothes replace clean one's i'll
Change changed remove clothes replace clean one's i'll
Change changed remove clothes replace clean one's i'll
Change changed remove clothes replace clean one's i'll
Check checked in arrive hotel sign register night
Check leave hotel paying one's bill o'clock test
Check investigate reliable honest true hve checking
Cheer make cheerful cheered flowers smile
Problem chewed chew talk long time decided
Problem chewed chew talk long time decided
Chickened chicken avoid due cowardice accepting challenge minute
Chime break conversation chimed stupid remark
Chip interrupt chipped remark give money he'll fiver
Chop tree fall cutting axe chopped fir
Chuck abandon idea project chucked university
Chum friends son chummed badly-behaved children.
Churn inf derong produce continuously similar things churning
Clammed clam silent suddenly discovered policeman midst conversation
Clamp stop activity control strictly government clamped public
Clean throwing rubbish we"ll sitting-room tomorrow someone's money
Clean cleaned make place room home.(fig town decent
Clear rid pay debts accountant give credit leave
Clear cleared rubbish rid attic make tidy emptying
Clear cleared make tidy mess fig misunderstanding healthier
Cleave to formal stick wet dress cleaved body
Climb climbed bottom mountain,ladder hands feet difficult cliff
Clock out/off work in/on register record time arriving
Clock register mileometer clocked thousand miles year car
Close business permenantly high levels taxation caused firms
Close business permenantly high levels taxation caused firms
Close nearer enemy soldiers closing days shorter fewer
Closed close bring closer space lines print shut
Close liter begin fighting closed enemy
Club join put money purpose:they clubbed bought present
Round cluster group clustered door watch arrival queen
Clutter fill cover untidy drawer cluttered scarves odd
Comb remove unwanted out matter hair combing combed
Happen come about to how
Understood appreciated speech meet find chance friends
Accompany person speaking hurry progress things coming
Separate make unfriendly thing us.
By obtain books london black eye
to decrease price tea world important wealthy
Oneself bring forward present notice tea price world(=he
Born made italy book come
Receive target lot criticism in
Into inherit she'll father's money dies
Of happen plans africa to
Happen successfully gamble end treated good bad unsuccessful
Inf out truth finally published newspaper week strike
Show develop spots come out
Child come out with to
Round visit regain consciousness twenty minutes persuaded persuade
People stay alive survive operations?he war uninjured
To regain consciousness operations? subject idea thought suddenly
Liter formal meet,find discover chance i strange man
Reach:this piece work usual high standard
Produce great idea come up
Comment make remark commented disguisting mess house
Conjured picture dead conjure bring mind description holiday
Conjured picture dead conjure bring mind description holiday
Contend struggle contending problems kinds
Contribute happen gambling contributed downfall
Cook story inf) invent make false i cooked
Cool make cooled warm food bit put fridge
Cool cold shower make warm:i'm enthusiastic emotional love
Coop shut small place cooped tiny room hours
Cordoned cordon enclose police area gunman
Cotton begin understand he'll on
Cough coughing i cought produce remove troat chest
Count disadvantage previous criminal record trial.2 neg make
Count include counted john cinema
Counting count rely person happening persuade trains empty
Count include cinema stay boxer loser ten seconds
Couple join coaches coupled train associate people things
Cover put soup flies child covered dirty dress
Cover prevent dishonest illegal deeds discovered concealing truth
Crack on strong action police cracking vandals area
Crack cracking fig inf break pieces unable continue
Credit person thing i intelligence ordinary objects crdited
Crept creep approach slowly stealthily unseen cat pigeon
Crop up happen unexpectedly i'm late important cropped
Cross draw line crossed mistakes
Cried cry cancel fail engagement agreement promising party
Curled curl move roll position shape chair hedgehog
Curtain separate enclose curtained alcove
Cut pass front interfering progress lorry path car
Cut back to reduce considerably government public spending
Cut fall cutting apple tree reduce amount i
Cut interrupt remark move sharply infront interfere one's
Cut telephone cent interrupt break connection i middle
Cut stop break divide cuttying make cutting child
Dally liter play idle manner:he dallied idea marry
Dam hold back means river dammed fig control
Damp i make fire strong burns slowly overnight
I dash write hurriedly care dashed letter waiting
Date back belong made written time quarrel year
Suddenly dawn clear person dawned meant
Deal i concerned discuss book methods teaching english
Declare to supports opposes opinion group losing-side
Depends rely ing i arriving time yoou weather
Deprived deprive move prisoner means escape food drink
Dervive arise word derives french draw source origin
Descend descended on/upon make sudden attck soldiers helpless
Detracted detract lessen reputation crack plate recent behaviour
Desist stop irresponsible behaviour from
Die to fade sight hearing sound died didtance
Die down lose strength power i wind died
Die quickly large numbers herds cattle dying drought
Die cease exist custom died century
Put dug dig make energetic start eating meal
Dig i digging car snow stuck snowdrift find
Dug dig remove digging tree skeleton find reveal
Dine one's dinner dined lobster chmpagne
House dine dinner one's restaurant friend dining evening
I dipped dip into money dipping savings lot
Disagree food unsuitable casue pain onions
Discourage persuade rain discouraged camping
Discourage on/upon talk to about
Discrminate make difference people things difficult discriminate real
Dished dish out distribute give tom people tars
Dish place food plates ready brought table drink
Dish place food plates ready brought table drink
Dispense rid economize dispensing assistants deep-freeze uneconomical dispensed
Disposed dispose rid arguments plan sentences coat giving
Distinguish recognize difference i types
Rid abolish officially uniforms school years ago kill
Cheat overcome enjoys people do
Kill end coming television foe cheap cinemas house-work
In general opinion missing woman
I out clean spent morning living room room's
Prevent dishonest methods feels rise salary plot day's
Manage accept lack phone lot people ways order
Dote fond extent foolish child
Back double turn fox doubled hole started
Doubled doubleup fold suddenly waist laughter received blow
Doze off light sleep i dozed front television
Drain water run completely hot-water system leave holiday
Draw car in halt side road yellow i
Drew pint draw pour liquid large container water
Drew draw money strength memory etc)as source imagination
Drew draw car money bank i hundred dollars
Drew draw car stop house arrange acceptable form
Dream invesnt oftentaking trouble dreamed spme sort special
Dress dressed put fancy-dress pirate party.2 formal casual
Drink to rapidly eagrly audience fascinated drinking expression
Drink to offer good wishes drinking gave money
Drink drunk finish drinking milk guests night beer
Drive leave car van drove place picnicked swarming
Drive drove carry driving car time stop urge
Back i drop slow walking ceases group originally
Drop arrive informally visit happen passing leave book
I dropped drop fall seperated open door handle
Dropped drop withdraw university normal life society theatre
Drum force remember repeating constantly rember i
Dry wet make completely surface climbed bath dried
Dry make completely soaked ages gloves front fire
Face meet accept boldly faced difficult situation
Dried dry liquid source cease completely provide river
Dust dusted brush order remove picked reprimand scold
Dwell on/upon speak long time problems dwelt length
Eased ease make strong severe tight fast pain
Eat destroy waste gradually acid metal school fees
Egged egg on urge friend steal radio apply
Eke make supply longer adding meat potatoes manage
Elaborated elaborate on/upon discuss details day's menu headmaster
Embarked embark on/upon start engage war french career
Someone's encroach on/upon advance else's land i n
End ended reach unpleasant i knew jail hospital
Enlarge on/upon speak write detail original statement enlarged
Enter part entered agreement film director enthusiastically christmas
Enter on/upon begin entered term
Enthuse over/about enthusiastic i baby constamtly enthusing job
Make equal level regular road rose steeply evened
Make equal john maths exam jim evened marks
Explain rid difficulties clever explaining fact money missing
Exulted victory exult in/at happy rejoice news
Exult trimph happy defeated exulted rival
Film faded fade sound picture grow faint disappear
Fall break pieces bicycle falling
Fall number crowd began slope ground fell steeply
Back fall move stop coming forward men fell
Fall back finally father's money
Fall falling slower hurry schoolwork late regular payment
Fall fail point plans falling job
Fall i deceived made story explain work fell
Fell fall join with(someone company home friends agree
Fall smaller number amount theatre audiences summer
Fell fall on/upon attack old man beat hungrily
Fall quarrel i fallen brother friends falling
Plans fall fail planned paris fell
Fall to begin enthusiastically eating food put table
Fanned fan spread shape photographs hand crowd square
Fasten on/upon seize fix one's attention fastened remark
Fattening fatten make fat:they chicken eat christmas pig
Fawn liter:derog humble flatter servile courtiers fawned king
Felt feel sympathetic sorrow find feeling pencil handbag
Ferret search busily persistently ferreted cupboard ferreting drawer
Ferret find search managed interseting piece news ferreted
Fiddle make restless aimless movements stop fiddling pencil
Fight physical violence back hits
Fight drive physical violence fought enemy machine-guns cold
Fight decisive end exhausted armies fought attackers victorious
Figure i understand out can't
Fill filled i filling add put needed make
Fill filled rounder fatter thin bit face i
Fill make completely full:fill petrol tank hall filled
Film formal covered eyes gradually filmed tears
Find found discover i troubling oblig truth wrong
Finished finish complete job yesterday 2nto eat pudding
Finished finish eat meal quickly i red paint
Finished finish stop fond friendly collect stamps hobby
Fire begin called sergeant major young soldiers ahead
Fish pull difficulty fished letter
Fit plans live exist agreement harmony girl unhappy
Fitted shop fit provide clothes equipment climbers expedition
Fix formal decide choose fixed date party
Fix arrange settle fixed meeting week
Fizzled fizzle fail fire eventually plans abroad realized
Flag taxi wave car order make stop flagged
Flaking flake girl's skin paint door
Flare fig flared suddenly burn brightly sudden wind
Flashed flash by/past pass quickly days cars past
Flatten make flat wind flattened farmer's wheat
Flattened flatten make flat bent metal countryside sea
Flirts with behave soneone inlove intentions man meets
Flocked flock gather crowd dining room people football
Flog work hard flogged homework
Flounced flounce out/away move anger impatience room temper
Fluff make out/up full soft bird fluffed feathers
Flushed flush to animal leave hiding place hounds
Fog cover etc: glasses fogged steam
Follow i decided painting original interest subject police
Fool fooling about/around act playfully everytime i stop
Forage search foraged cupboard about
Forbear oneself talking from to
Fork i pay unwillingly hand money cost meal
Freeze stop moving functioning extreme cold car engine
Freshen tired untidy i dinner wash rest
Frittered fritter throw waste gradually money gambling time
Frosted night frost covered fields windscreen car
Frown on/upon disapprove family prowns smoking drinking
Gad about/around place order amuse oneself she's forever
Gain by/from good,eg money i staying here?
Gain on/upon closer person thing chasing drive faster
Gallop quickly galloped homework watch television
Gamble lose sum money gambling unsuccessfully father gambled
Person gang join act manager felt younger members
Gang join act person purpose amusement girls ganged
Gasp breath boy ran gasped story police-man
Gather round person thing to
Gather gathered i bring group lecturer books papers
Gathered gather collect picking books walked
Gear to adapt design suit patricular book geared
Gen up study information subject rules debating chairman
Stories rumours i leaving move travel people ill
Make understood rarely general public plan clear i
Follow chase person thing catch
Ahead make progress successful work hard else): company
I manage make progress things friendly good terms
I stories rumours leaving people active involved activities
I reach place thing farm difficult hole deep
Fog cover etc: glasses fogged steam
Follow i decided painting original interest subject police
Fool fooling about/around act playfully everytime i stop
Forage search foraged cupboard about
Forbear oneself talking from to
Fork i pay unwillingly hand money cost meal
Freeze stop moving functioning extreme cold car engine
Freshen tired untidy i dinner wash rest
Frittered fritter throw waste gradually money gambling time
Frosted night frost covered fields windscreen car
Frown on/upon disapprove family prowns smoking drinking
Gad about/around place order amuse oneself she's forever
Gain by/from good,eg money i staying here?
Gain on/upon closer person thing chasing drive faster
Gallop quickly galloped homework watch television
Gamble lose sum money gambling unsuccessfully father gambled
Person gang join act manager felt younger members
Gang join act person purpose amusement girls ganged
Gasp breath boy ran gasped story police-man
Gather round person thing to
Gather gathered i bring group lecturer books papers
Gathered gather collect picking books walked
Gear to adapt design suit patricular book geared
Gen up study information subject rules debating chairman
Stories rumours i leaving move travel people ill
Make understood rarely general public plan clear i
Follow chase person thing catch
Ahead make progress successful work hard else): company
I manage make progress things friendly good terms
I stories rumours leaving people active involved activities
I reach place thing farm difficult hole deep
Bad punished murder crime rarely
Back move policemen told crowd managed sheep edge
Back revenge person laugh get
Manage i week acceptable definition good
Leave bus train plat form low difficult make
Work begin hard i tonight exams week
In send person television broken man repair manage
I put clothes find difficult tight trousers earth
Happen on/upon find person thing chance happened perfect
Friendly good terms person one's benefit advantage boss
I leave small fine 9a bus train stop
Form close sexual relationship dance aprty hoping mary
I on make progress success successful job takes
Hang wait minute ready hold something): rope
Hang wait minute ready hold something): rope
Hang live nowadays wet clothes rope side dry
Hang agree consistent statements lying
Hang coat cupboard washing bathroom put receiver back
Hanker after/for i america hankering invitation
Back hark i decision refer earlier harking you said
Harping harp talking talk forever low wages keep's
On wear nice suit fool that’s true it?to
Up make person court answer charge drunken driving
Head make person animal change direction movement front
Heard hear about/from/of receive news sister moving london
Hear finish decision to out
Time person usually for short difficulty i mind helping
Hemmed hem surround soldiers sides enemy make unable
Hinges depend result competition match france cost transport
Hit back i hit criticize attack words soemone criticized
Hit on/upon find answer chance solution
Hit out attempt soemone injured man blindly attackers
Hitch pull raise soemthing sudden short hitched trousers
Hive part firm make give work job person
Back holding prevent progress hold refuse somethinng police
Hold allowed stay job incapable holding
Hold talk give one's opinions loudly great length
Hold stay i hope rain fight successfully enemy
Hold i stop grip held slipping rope pull
Hold continue till fight survive resist difficulties dangers
Hold back money information it,but i holding
Hold to continue follow opinions decisions wrong original
Held stop hold slow progress late i office
Hold approve smoking with to
Hole hit golf ball holed fourth =he tee
Make hollow hollowed tree-trunk boat.2 making boat
Huddle cows huddled warm up
Hunt search found police hunted escaped prisoner
Hunt search hunting shoe morning
Hunt search put found i information clothes give
Hunt find information study research details library
Hurry quickly move woman hurried husband
Prevent hush general public affair hushed mto scandal
Iced ice over/up covered ice:the garden pond night.the
Identify feel sympathy for(someone)eg appears problems,feelings sa has:when
Idle spend(time)doing nothing:he idling hours
Person's etc):the impinged impinge on/upon interfere with(a freedom,rights
Impress on/upon stress(something someone):i silence
Improve on/upon produce better,more than(something else):i i suggestion
Indulge oneself do(something express(an emotion wishes to:she indulged
Inform against/on facts police about(a criminal etc):he informed
Inquire information about(something):they inquired trains london
Inquire information state of(eg person's health):he inquired mother
Inquiring inquire talk to(a person):someone rang you,but out.2
Inquire discover facts police inquiring matter
Interfere prevent,stop slow downthe progress of(something):he game golf
Iron rid creases of(creases ironing:i dress.look skirt time
Jab poke or prod(at):he jabbed tree angrily stick
Jack car raise motor supported jack:you remove wheel
Jammed jam on put(brakes force haste:when dog ran
Jazz make(something originally music lively interesting:he jazzed folk
Join part:we're playing game part in:he game/the conversation
Join add oneself group:they walk joined
Join member armed force:he joined
Jolly good temper order gain goodwill co-operation:he you,if
Jump accept eagerly:he jumped chance germany fortnight
Jump on make sudden attack on:he waiting round
Keeled keel turn boat over:he examine hole made
Make remain distance:keep away-it's dangerous children unitl left
Back pay 1 not move forward:she child edge crowd.everybody
1not rise up:keep down-they're firing us!he mother longer
Stop oneself from(doing something):i hitting
Utside:he's well,so mother in not
Remain friendly with,usually special reason:it's good idea police
Stay notices warning people rain sunshine wedding =we
Continue on moving finished answer writing petrol station
At urge constantly write to
Enter coat wind completely office private
Involved i argument business trouble
Leave side park roads knew
Make hollow hollowed tree-trunk boat.2 making boat
Huddle cows huddled warm up
Make hollow hollowed tree-trunk boat.2 making boat
Huddle cows huddled warm up
Hunt search found police hunted escaped prisoner
Hunt search hunting shoe morning
Hunt search put found i information clothes give
Hunt find information study research details library
Hurry quickly move woman hurried husband
Prevent hush general public affair hushed mto scandal
Iced ice over/up covered ice:the garden pond night.the
Identify feel sympathy for(someone)eg appears problems,feelings sa has:when
Idle spend(time)doing nothing:he idling hours
Person's etc):the impinged impinge on/upon interfere with(a freedom,rights
Impress on/upon stress(something someone):i silence
Improve on/upon produce better,more than(something else):i i suggestion
Indulge oneself do(something express(an emotion wishes to:she indulged
Inform against/on facts police about(a criminal etc):he informed
Inquire information about(something):they inquired trains london
Inquire information state of(eg person's health):he inquired mother
Inquiring inquire talk to(a person):someone rang you,but out.2
Inquire discover facts police inquiring matter
Interfere prevent,stop slow downthe progress of(something):he game golf
Iron rid creases of(creases ironing:i dress.look skirt time
Jab poke or prod(at):he jabbed tree angrily stick
Jack car raise motor supported jack:you remove wheel
Jammed jam on put(brakes force haste:when dog ran
Jazz make(something originally music lively interesting:he jazzed folk
Join part:we're playing game part in:he game/the conversation
Join add oneself group:they walk joined
Join member armed force:he joined
Jolly good temper order gain goodwill co-operation:he you,if
Jolly good temper order gain goodwill co-operation:he you,if
Jump accept eagerly:he jumped chance germany fortnight
Jump on make sudden attack on:he waiting round
Keeled keel turn boat over:he examine hole made
Make remain distance:keep away-it's dangerous children unitl left
Back pay 1 not move forward:she child edge crowd.everybody
1not rise up:keep down-they're firing us!he mother longer
Stop oneself from(doing something):i hitting
Utside:he's well,so mother in not
Remain friendly with,usually special reason:it's good idea police
Stay notices warning people rain sunshine wedding =we
Continue on moving finished answer writing petrol station
At urge constantly write to
Enter coat wind completely office private
Involved i argument business trouble
Leave side park roads knew
I continue remain operation enjoy friendship family's reputation
I continue remain operation enjoy friendship family's reputation
Lead deceive causing false hopes:she led paid work
Kicking kick about/around treat badly bully bigger boys
Kick start football game kicking ball speak today's
Kick start row kicked fuss mess garden
Killed kill destroy completely deer shot species i
Kit provide clothes tools purpose spent lot money
Kneel kneeling position knelt table
Knocking knock about/around treat rough unkind manner hit
I knock around/about friendly orform part group social
Back knock eat drink quickly large quantities knocked
Knocked knock person vehicle fall striking angry man
Knocked knock i fall striking hat umberlla stop
Knocked knock team remove position striking hammer peg
Knocked knock fall upright position dog chair rushed
Knock make put knocked hurriedly books husband couple
Knuckle start working i don’t studying exams
Knuckle give disagreements told under
Lack formal neg case don’t money children parents
Land finish eventually wrong place bad condition wanted
Lapped lap drink lapping dog water.2 accept eagerly
Lark about/around play rough noisy manner teenagers larking
Lash lashed kick hit violently foot kicked attacker
Laugh make obvious humorous ridiculous deserving scorn i
Launch begin colorful dramatic manner launched long tale
Launch throw oneself freely activity involving spending money
Laid lay put side,especially dealt time boxes threw
Lay put future use:she laid store tinned vegetables
Laid lay give cease one's actions arms.(fig losing
Laid lay in store supply of:i've extra stock
Lay beat laid attacker walking-stick
Lay laid i 1to dismiss employees tempotarily shortage
Laid lay provide supply dinner firm huge quantities
Laid lay arrange wide area plan architect public
Laid lay store:we good supply apples year tress.she's
Lead begin:the band led(the dance waltz
Leading lead prepare(to something,for happen etc)by steps stages:he
Lean on support:the lame man leaned stick.she husband
Leave stop something):you looking for book-i've found it.i
Leave include put in:you've left word sentence.we'll invite
Make lower blind.she slowly.2 disappoint fail etc:you give
In water pass in:this pair boots letting badly
Fire gun firework explode:he error accidentally.2 punishment etc:the
Up strong violent;to stop i rain up.he lets
Levelled level make flat steady etc:she icing cake
Level make level:the road plain.we differences price goods
Back lie lean support:he lay pillows sleep.2 rest,especially
Lie flat horizontal position:the dog man lay down.i've
Lie bed in stay late morning i saturday
Lie with choice,duty resposibility of:the decision lies
Lift off rocket leave ground
Light find chance while wandering round town lit cheap
Lit light make up begin give light:as watched,the
Limber exercise move easily:the hall full dancers limbering
Lined line 1to form of):the chidren ready leave
Link join joined closely link:this exercise work week
Listen 1(often radio broadcast:if tonight you'll hear brother talking
Live continnue living normal wrong action mistake forgotten:it
Live in,out one's home place works:all hotel staff
Live lives oneself alive eating:he fish potatoes.2 supported
Live to behave manner worthy of:he found difficult
Lock prevent building easy out(of house)if forget key.2
Lock locked leaving confine prevent lock:she silver safe
Attend care paid children.the secretary complaints receive
Ahead happen time future month
On inferior:she looked car down
For search lost handbag wasted ten minutes it.2
Forward wait pleasure happen i christmas holidays
In visit briefly invitation i decided paul carol
Inspect investigate closely i possibility buying house manager
I watch taking part play lived aunt baby
I watch long find searching choose looked couple
Looked examine great care house notes them/looked
Study book papers briefly looked report made notes
I looked improve things worries disappeard pay visit
Upm respect conduct opinions looked father
Lose out suffer loss disadvantage lost ill missing
Lump treat alike lumped family mind group idiots
Lust after/for liter facet desire greatly lusting woman
Make making glasgow york formal result argument bad
Make hurriedly secretly made middle night
Make run steal thieves made jewellery
Make made hear understand ship distance i earning
Make transfer(especially ownership):the property made son father died
Make made making invent:he story-it's lies.she's good stories
Make to gain favour love of(by flattery etc):she's
Map plan route,course action etc)in detail started poosible
Mark down,up bring increase price article sale shop):this
Marked mark put something)indicatiing divisions etc:the artist canvas
Marked mark boundary football pitch making lines etc:the
Marry find husband wife one's son or daughter):he managed
Match make similar colour pattern:these pieces materialdon't
Measure mark amount):she roll cloth measured metres
Measure measured give(to amount something):he kilo sugar.is correct
Measure reach certain(required standard:john's performance requirments find note
Melt metal project loses shape melted stolen silver
Messing messed mess about/around behave foolish annoying children
Mess messed spoil.to make of:my husband's broken leg
Miss omit fail include:don't brother send round invitations.2
Mete give(punishment etc):the judge meted severe sentences criminals
Misted mist covered(as mist:the hills over.the mirror over(became
Mist surface misted over:the mirror windscreen up.2 over:their
Mix mixed confuse blend(different things together:put eggs sugar
Monkey about/around act foolishly interfere:stop monkeying papers
Moon about/around wander dazed love:ever met boy,she spends
Mopped mop up clean(something cloth,piece paper etc):he mess
Move moving staying place police told crowd gathered
Move occupy house etc:we saturday business collaped moved
Bus move vehicles begin moving away:the moved i
Move place,situation etc:the policeman moved drunk man on.he
Move leave,and cease live in,a house etc:she tenants
Move direction make space:move sit please.if moved chairs
Troops mow kill soldiers large numbers:our mown machine-gun
Mucking muck about/around things definite plan garden act
Mucked muck in share accommodation,work etc:i jim till
Muck clean stables):it's turn out(the stable
Mucked muck make mess of:you've house dirty boots
Muddle along/through progress spite one's unsatisfactory methods foolish
Muddle confuse things):i'm muddling twins
Nail fasten close completely nails:he tired open door,but
Nip along/in(to)/out/over move quickly;to make quick short journey:why
Nod fall asleep:he nodded speaking
Nose about/around search smelling:he nosed in)the cupboard
Nosed nose find(something smelling:the dog master's glove.the detective
Notched notch achieve score(something):he goals season.he matches
Noted note write said.he down
Offend act wrongly law,usual customs,religious belief etc:his behaviour good
Open door front to garden etc):our opens(straight street-we
Open opened unfold spread map hikers route carefully
Open opened shop bookshop high street.i o'clock morning
Opt choose decide part promised
Order about giving tired ordering time
Admit owned broken window own
Pace measure walking steps paced room decided carpet
Pack stop packed abandon difficult i idea working
Pack send quickly wothout wasting time packed children
Pack put containers order spent weekend packing contents
Make padded pad fill soft material size actor's
Paired pair join person make boy girls party
Pall boring uninteresting person girl reading book pictures
Pander to give likes morally wrong bad newspaper
Part give seperated parting money
Pass as/for mistaken accepted man-made materials silk nasty
Pass die grandmother passed night
Passed pass past place i passing bride arrived
Passed pass sickness emotion evening felt event happen
Pass i passed on give person message mrs
Pass faint i feels leave graduate college military
Pass ignore passed overlook remark fail job time
Passed job pass accept chance opportunity offer good
Patched patch mend quickly temporarily roof bits wood
Back pay give borrowed tomorrow i punish revenge
Pay paid full discharge workers longer needed hundreads
Pay spend give money bills debts large sums
Pay give money order debt lost bet owe
Pension derog retire dismiss pensioned found younger man
Perk cup tea recover one's ebergy cheerfulness i
Methods phased phase begin stop stages teaching gradually
Phone speak means telephone problems phoned people conserned
Pick at eat hungry picked food plate touching
Pick shoot people group picked enemy soldiers leave
Pick choose difficult unpleasant job washing-up speak treat
Pick i play choose select picked dress recognize
Picked i pick train home learn gradually formal
Piece put fragments broken vase managed story
Piled pile make accumulate earth end garden rubbish
Pin definite make give answer statement opinion promise
Pipe stop talking quiet moment
Pipe start speaking piped question
Piss command leave off usually
Pitch begin deal job plenty food
Pitched pitch attack start fight argument careless work
Plan ahead fairly long time happen successful publishing
Play playing pretend children cowboys indians poet her
Play back music speech record tape recorded song
Play make important played fact failed exam
Play make someone's feeling fears played sympathy i
Playing play troublesome disobedient children today flatter pretend
Plead with make urgent request pleaded
Back plough put(money,profits etc)back(into business etc):he made profit
Plough travel difficulty,force etc:the ship ploughed rough sea.i've
Plug at)to work hard(at):he plugging away(at studies)every eveing
Plug connect up(an electrical apparatus),or connected up,by inserting
Plumped plump sit fall heavily:she sofa put heavily:he
Plump choose decide on:she finally plumped house country
Plump up shake out(cushions etc):the nurse plumped pillows
Pointed point draw attention house her.i =drew tention
Poke about/around search things:he poking attic.he poked pen
Polish finish:she polished food off
Pop appear:i he'll up to
Pore study great attention:he pored books
Portion divide shares:the money portioned chidren
Pounced pounce leap upon(eg one's prey order attack
At/over meeting presided preside chairman of(a etc):the prime
Press demanding:the miners presssing higher wages
Pressed press forward/on continnue spite difficulties):they forward crowd.she
Presume advantage make unjustified way:he presuming good nature
Prevail on/upon persuade i stay supper
Prey on/upon attack hawks smaller birds.fears preyed mind
Proceed result of;to originate fear ignorance
Profit from/by gain profit(s business profited exports.i profiting
Pry find secret people's affairs):he prying business
Puff up swell:her eye puffed wasp stung
Pulled pull destroy demolish(buildings):they shop built supermarket.they year
Pulled pull succeed something):he's finally good business deal
Pulled pull put on(a piece clothing)hastily:she sweater.he shoes.he
Pull survive illness etc:he ill he'll
Pull driver vehicle)to shop pulled traffic lights
Pump inflate tyres up to
Push leave pushing along to
Push treat someone)roughly younger brother around.i
Push away:i ypu'd off to
Push on;to continnue:i'am late on.push work
Push fall;to knock down:he pushed
Put spread(news etc):they it)about married.2 change direction:they sailed
Put across/over convey communicate ideas etc)to others:he's good
Put aside abandon(work temporarily:she needlework aside.2 save preserve
Put return(something proper place,especially sight:she clothes dresser.she
Put back return proper place:did keys
Put save preserve future:i money(for emergencies
Put hand lower one's teacher asked pupil down.2
Put plants produce leaves,shoots forth
Forward put bring
Put insert install:we're bath the plumber yesterday.2 amount work
Put apply for,or claim:are putting job/grant
Put light switch off(a etc):please off!2 delay postpone:he
Put putting switch a light etc):put light dress oneself
Put hand extend(a etc):he steady her.2 plants produce
Put arrange(a deal.agreement managed deal through connect telephone:could manager?i'm
Put construct:the vase broke,but i managed again(= mend
Put putting raise hand etc).2 build erect:they're houses.3
Put bear patiently tolerate i noise
Puzzle solve problem etc):he managed code
Puzzle over/about long carefully about,and solve problem etc):i
Quarrel disagree with(something):i analysis situation
Queue form stand in,a queue:people queuing tickets concert.they
Quibble at/about argue object something):he quibbled price
Quibble avoid discussing agreeing important part bringing unimportant,trivial
Quieten make quiet:i expect i classroom.that
Rabbit talk great length(about what is rabbiting
Rake make search in(something):i'm raking boxes clothes case
Rake find remind people something,usually unpleasant forgotten):the newspaper
Round rally joint action effort support john's business
Ramble talk long time aimless confused lecturer rambled
Rap quickly rapped orders. out
Rasp out rasping voice sergeant major rasped order
Ration rationed give food number people period time
Rattle quickly feeling expression:the boy rattled poem reading
Rattle talk quickly length something):he rattled evening job
Rattle do(something)quickly teacher rattled explanation quickly no-one understand
Rave about/over talk enthusiastically something):he's raving record heard
Across/out/over reached reach touch grasp stretching one's hand:he
Read back read(something aloud first:the manager dictated letter
Read find(meaning,eg speech letter speaker writer intend):you're reading
Read dial instrument etc:the engineer temperatures
Read continnue to read further:he paused moments,and
Read read(something aloud:read answers questions
Read over/through read(something beginning end:i'll manuscript,and i find
Read up/read learn study:i this.i exam
Rear 1(especially horses)to rear:the horse reared fright problems
Reason argue person)in order persuade sensible:we worried mother
Rebound on/upon bad unfortunate effect on(the person performing
Reckon on/upon depend expect i reckoning meeting tonight
Reckon count calculate something):when cost eating restaurant makes
Reckon prepared for(something expect(something expect(trouble,difficulties person i problems.he's
Expect reckoning reckon have(trouble,difficulties make plans taking consideration
Reel pull(eg fish water)by winding line attached
Reeled reel repeat(something quickly easily,without pausing list names/the
Refrain something):you asked smoking from
Rely relied on/upon depend people island supplies brought
Rent house,land owns,in exchange money:i cottage country i
Report back report(to send someone):don't forget finished jobs.he
Ride 1(of ship afloat storm etc):to storm.2 survive
I ride move gradually correct position:i wear skirt
Rig dress(oneself,someone else):she rigged odd clothes
Rig build something),usually quickly material rigged rough shelter
Ring back telephone telephoned):if busy moment back.he'll tomorrow
Ring end telephone call off
Rang ring make loud clear sound voice out.a
Rang ring record price sold)on cash register:you rung
Rise ignore affected by:i feel bad stammer
Roll large numbers or amounts:they've started selling home-made cakes
Roll day time i afford buy car pass
Roll rolled sleeves form carpet cuffs order leave
Root out/up pull tear gardener began weeds destroy
Rope in include persuade join roped
Rope put cross place order prevent people end
Rough roughed draw explain sketch idea i diagram
Rounded round make smooth sharp corners file fig
Round attack words turn rounded demanding
Round collect farmer rounded sheep
Rub fairly friendly i relations
Rub clean make smooth rubbing horse wall paint
Rubbed rub make substances surface rubbing cream hands
Rubbed rub remove mark writing rubber erase written
Rub polish rubbed silver shone refresh one's memory
Rule leave mustn't possibility bad weather
Run meet i ran friend
Run chase dog ran cat
Aground run stuck rocks bottom shallow river ship
Run children! along to go
Run children! along to go
Ran run escape school prison steal money fast
Run finish working:my watch down-it rewinding.2 vehicle driver
Run stand election:he running president
Run stand election:he running president
Car running run engine working properly:the in.i bought
Ran run meet:iran street.2 crash collide with:the car
Ran run print:he copies president's speech.2 steal away:he
Run supply end;to finish food 2(with more:we've money.3(with
Run 1(of vehicle driver)to knock drive over:don't dog
Ran run deal another:he names list.he instructions
Run ran make hoist(a flag):they school flag quickly
Rustle make quickly rustled food clean clothes
Saddle saddled put on(a horse rode
Sallied sally 1(of soldiers)to rush fort order make
Salt store up(money future use:he pile money salted
Save stop prevent wasting something,especially form fuel power):cooking
Saving save bike.he fifity cent pieces bike
Savour suggestion impression bad quality,idea action rebellion
Cut piece)from sawing:he sawn branch
Wood pieces:he sawed tree firewood
Scale down,up decrease increase wages scale:the workers grades
Scare away/off make stay fear:the birds scared dog.we
Scooped scoop dig scooping movement:she ice-cream plate.he hole
Scoop pick scooping movement scooped pebbles hands
Score make person foolish,especially conversation:he's scoring wife public
Scrape manage live spite difficulties:we money
Scraped scrape avoid failing examination etc):he exams.he test
Scrape together/up manage difficulty)to find(enough money,people something):his parents
Scratch birds ground food etc:the scratching food)in snow
Scratch deletei(a word etc)by drawing line untidily written
Screened screen separate hide something)with,or screen:part room off.the
Screwed face screw fastenwith screws:the windows open.2 twist
Scrub clean scrubbing thoroughly:he scrubbed clearing rubbish attic
Scrub clean inside of(eg bowl scrubbing:please bath
Seal enclose container escape:the full flavour coffee remain
Seal prevent approach exit from,(an area):the police sealed
Attend deal with(a matter):i'll tomorrow.will putting the chidren bed
Accompany person starting journey airport railway station leave:he
Lead accompany(a person door exit building etc:the maid
House visit inspect(eg sale):we'll friday
End give support person,plan etc)until reached:she lot difficulties,but
To attend to,to deal with(someone something):i the baby.i now-i've
Seek find searching:he sought friends.there's trouble world seeking
Seize on/upon accept(an idea,suggestion enthusiasm:i suggested cycling holiday
Seize machinery stuck stop working:the car seized yesterday
Sell sell(goods quickly cheaply:they're selling stock
Sold sell stock of one's supply something:we chidren's socks.we
Sell house,business etc:he sold share business.i'm thinking selling
Send order goods)by post things i catalouge
Send expel(a student university down
Send ask(somebody order goods delivered:she ill son for.i've
Send offer submit competition):let's names essay competition.suggestions meeting
Send place dispatch(by post):have letter accompany person start
Send for:i dress i advertised sunday newspaper
Send re-address letter post person usual address:do mail
Send distribute post:a notice employees.they've invitations wedding plants
Send ridicule(someone satire parody:in latest play university teachers.don't
Separate separated make part office manager.his room rest
Separate make things distinct:you're confusing ideas mind.try good
Separate divide:the house separated flats
Serve start serving(a meal):is time up(the meal
Set begin:she planning holiday.how task attack:when i refused
Set place separately:their house street person thing different:his
Set keep(something special purpose:he cash weekend.2 reject:i warned
Set back delay progress of:his illness bit school
Set bus stop let(passengers)out:the post-office.2 write:he write essay,but
Set start journey:what time exhibit explain:the goods display.his
Set weather,seasons,feelings begin established:winter early.boredom children
Set start journey:we beach.we journey something:she stopped crying,but
Set on upon
Set start journey:he explore countryside.when setting trip intend:i
Set start something(vigorously):they to,and finished work day
Set establish:when organization committee inquiry sep to(help person
Set attack dark.he thieves upon
Settled settle quiet,calm peaceful:he waited audience spoke.settle down,children
Settle accept completely satisfactory):we wanted single rooms hotel,but
Settle arrange possessions satisfactorily moving house one's surroundings
Settle on/upon agree decide something):they settled plan arguing
Settle pay bill:he asked waiter bill,and settled
Settle pay money owed somebody):we travel agent tomorrow
Settle unpleasant to(someone wrong told liar cheat
Sew fasten completely mend sewing:i've cut dress,but i
Shack live with(someone married to):he shacking secretary years
Shade mark dark parts of(a picture etc):i've outline
Shake rid oneself of(something unwanted):by running hard managed
Shake spread unfold shaking:she shook dress hung removed
Shake disturb rouse people)so make energetic:the headmistress school
Share divide people etc:she shared pudding
Sheer off/away turn swerve:the speed-boat heading straight swimmers
Shell pay out(money):i food.i fifty dollars.i refuse money
Ship send away:the chidren shipped boarding-school
Shot shoot hit(eg plane shell crash ground:they enemy's
Shot shoot grow increase rapidly:prices up.after week's rain
I shop compare prices,quality goods buying anything:this bit
Shored shore support props up:the fire damaged building
Shout make impossible speaker heard(eg meeting)by shouting,jeering loudly:the
Shout shout(something):the teacher scolded child shouting out(the answers)in
Shove away:shove leave i off
Show showing display admiration:he showed car taking work.she is
Showed show make faults etc)obvious:this kind light places
Shrivelled shrivel shrivel:the flowers up.the heat
Shrug dismiss,get rid treat unimportant:she shrugged criticism calmly
Shut close closed time permanently:there rumour round factory
Shut stop engine working liquid flowing etc):is shutting
Shut stop speaking:tell close lock:it's time shop in:he
Side give support person,group argument etc:don't
Sigh regret:he sighed lost opportunities
Sign give transfer,by signing one's name:she signed money
Sign one's in,out record arrival(especially work departure writing
Signed sign stop work:because bad weather,we o'clock.2 broadcasting:radio
Sign engage oneself work signed crew london week
Situation size form opinion worth nature person good
Signed sign join organization make agreement writing one's
Mud silted silt blocked harbour gradually large boats
Simmer calm point angry she'll
Sing shout call ready out

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