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- hand down : give something used to someone else
- hand in : submit
- hand out : to distribute to a group of people
- hand over : give
- hang in : stay positive
- hang on : wait a short time
- hang out : spend time relaxing
- hang up : end a phone call
- hold back : prevent from doing/going
- hold back : hide an emotion
- hold on : wait a short time
- hold onto : hold firmly using your hands or arms
- hold up : rob
- keep on doing : continue doing
- keep from : not tell
- keep out : stop from entering
- keep up : follow or continue
- let down : fail to support or help, disappoint
- let in : allow to enter
- look after : take care of
- look down on someone : think less of, consider inferior
- look for : try to find
- look forward to : be excited about the future
- look into : investigate / check
- look out : be careful, vigilant, and take notice
- look out for : be especially vigilant for
- look over : check, examine
- look up : search and find information in a reference book or database
- look up to : have a lot of respect for
- make up : invent, lie about something
- make up : forgive each other
- make up : apply cosmetics to
- mix up : confuse two or more things
- pass away : die
- pass out : faint / sleep
- pass out : spread
- pass up : decline something good
- pay back : return owed money
- pay for : be punished for doing something bad
- pick out : choose
- point out : indicate with your finger
- put down : put what you are holding on a surface or floor
- put down : insult, make someone feel stupid
- put off : postpone
- put out : extinguish
- put together : assemble
- put up with : tolerate
- put on : put clothing/accessories on your body
- run into : meet unexpectedly
- run over : drive a vehicle over a person or thing
- run over / through : rehearse, review
- run away : leave unexpectedly, escape
- run out : have none left
- send back : return
- set up : arrange, organize
- set up : trick, trap
- shop around : go around the shops and compare prices
- show off : boast
- sleep over : stay somewhere for the night
- sort out : organize, resolve a problem
- stick to : continue doing something
- switch off : turn off
- switch on : turn on
- take after : resemble a family member
- take apart : purposely break into pieces
- take back : return an item
- take off : start to fly
- take off : remove something (usually clothes)
- take out : remove from a place or thing
- take out : pay for someone to go somewhere with you
- tear up : rip into pieces
- think back : remember
- think over : consider
- throw away : dispose of
- turn down : decrease the volume or strength
- turn down : refuse
- turn off : stop the energy flow, switch off
- turn on : start the energy, switch on
- turn up : increase the volume or strength
- turn up : appear suddenly
- try on : trying a clothes
- try out : test
- use up : finish the supply
- wake up : stop sleeping
- warm up : increase the temperature
- warm up : prepare body for exercise
- wear off : fade away
- work out : exercise
- work out : be successful
- work out : make a calculation
