Account for: explain, give a reason
Add up: make sense, seem reasonable
Allow for- take for consideration
Answer back: reply rudely
Apply for: make a formal request or something (job, permit, loan and etc)
Appeal to: plead or make an earnest request
Abide by: respect or obey
Advise again: recommend not doing something
Agree with: have the same opinion with somebody else
Aim at: point something in the direction of a target
Back away: move backwards, in fear or dislike
Back down: withdraw
Back up: give support or encouragement
Beef up: improve, make more substantial
Black out: faint, lose consciousness
Black off: separate using a barrier
Break away: escape from captivity
Break out: start suddenly
Break up: come to an end (marriage or relationship)
Bring up: raise (a child)
Call back: return a phone call
Call off: cancel
Calm down: become more relaxed, less angry or upset
Carry on: continue
Carry out: do something as specified (a plan, an order, a threat)
Check in: register at a hotel or airport
Check out: Pay one`s bill and leave (hotel)
Come forward: present oneself
Count on: rely or depend on (for help)
Cross out: remove by drawing line through
Deal with: handle, take care of (problem, situation)
Die down: calm down, become less strong
Do without: manage without
Drag on: last longer than expected
Draw up: write (contract, agreement, and document)
Dress up: wear elegant clothes
Drop in: visit, usually on the way somewhere
Drop off: fall asleep
Drop out: leave school without finishing
Get away: escape
Get by: manage to cope or survivor
Get in: enter
Get off: leave (bus, train and or plane)
Get out: leave
Get up: rise, leave bed
Give up: stop doing something
Go through: experiences
Grow up: spend one childhood develop become an adult
Get on: have a good relationship with
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