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abandon
The cruel man abandoned his wife
and children.

Go away from, desert, give up
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Abide
He couldnt abide in that district.

To stay, to remain
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Abide by
They abode by the decision they
made.

To remain true to
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Abide
I cant abide that man.

To put up with, endure
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Abolish
All the harmful insects in this area
were abolished.

Put an end to, destroy
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Abrupt
His abrupt action surprised everybody.


Sudden, unexpected
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Absolute
When giving evidence in a law court, we
must tell the absolute truth.

Complete, perfect
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Absorb
Paper that absorbs ink is called
blotting paper.

Take in, attract
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Abundance
Food and drinks are in Abundance in
this country.

Great, plenty
10
Access
Students must have access to
good books.

Way to a place or things

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Accord
I went there with my own accord.

Without being asked or forced
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In accordance with

It is an independent country now, in accordance
with the law passed last year.
In agreement
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According to
According to the weather forecast,
we can expect snow tonight.

As stated by
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Account for
How do you account for the Difference
between his story and yours.

Explain
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On ones own account
He left the company last year, and went into
business on his own account.

independently
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Add up to
How much will the expenses of the
party add up to.
( )
amount to
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adhere
Glue and paste are used to make one surface
adhere to another surface.

Stick fast
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Adjourn
The manager adjourned the meeting.

postpone
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Advocate
Do you advocate keeping all children at school
till the age of sixteen?

Support, speak publicly in favor of
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Afloat
The ship stuck fast on the sand and
we could not get it afloat again.
( )
floating
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Agitate
He was agitated about his wifes health.

disturb, cause anxiety
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Agony
I have suffered agonies with tooth-ache.

great pain
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All in
After the game I felt all in.

exhausted, very tired
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Along with
Put it over there, along with the others.

together
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Alert
The city has alerted since I saw it a year ago.

change
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Ambition
A boy who is filled with ambition usually
works hard.

Strong desire
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Appeal
The prisoner appealed to the judge for mercy.

To make an earnest request
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Arid
You cannot grow vegetables in arid land.

dry, rainless area
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Assault
The enemys positions were taken
by assault.

Violent and sudden attack
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Assurance
I have full assurance of his honesty.

Certainty
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Back up
The manager is a kind man. He
always backs me up in the company.

Support
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Badly off
They are very badly off for typist.

Short off (s t h.), poor
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Banish
He was banished from his country.

Send away, exile
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Bear down on
I had just picked an apple from the tree
when I saw the farmer bearing down on me.

Approach quickly
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Bear on
That bears on what you were saying
about the problem.

Have relation
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Bear with
Bear with me for a while. It is not
easy to explain what has happened.

be patient with
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Bit by bit
Bit by bit he managed to repay everything
he owed.

Little by little, gradually
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In cold blood
He told us about his adventure
in cold blood.

Without emotion
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boisterous
He is a boisterous person.

Rough, violent
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Bound for
That ship is bound for New York.

Going in the direction of
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Bound up with
His life has always been bound up
with the family business.

closely connected with
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Bounteous
His father is a bounteous person.

generous
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Break down
My car broke down so I couldnt
get to the office on time.

stop, (because of mechanical failure,)
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Break into
The burglar broke into Mr. Browns
house last night.

Enter by force
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Break in on
Please, dont break in on our
conversation.

interrupt
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Break off
He broke off in the middle of
a sentence.

Stop speaking
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Break out
He broke out from prison last week.

escape
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Break out
The first world war broke out in 1914.

Start suddenly
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Break with
He broke with his old friend.

end a friendship with
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Call (s b.) down
The teacher called him down for
his bad behavior.

reprimand, blame
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Call off
She gave him back his engagement
ring and called off the wedding.

cancel
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Call up
Please, call me up at 7 oclock
in the afternoon.

telephone
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capable
His father is a capable doctor.

able, having ability
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On the cards
It is on the cards that the trains
will be late because on the fog.

quite likely
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Take car of
She takes car of the baby while
her mother is away.

Look after
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Carry on
He carried on working although
he was tired.

Continue, resume
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Carry on (at)
he was carrying on at me in a
most unpleasing way.

Complain noisily
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Carry out
He carried out effectively everything
he was asked to do.

do, put into practice
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Bring about
His kindness brought about a change
in her attitude towards him.
( )
Cause (gradually)
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Bring back
Please, bring back the book tomorrow.

return
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Bring forth
What will the future bring forth?

produce
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Bring round
It wont be easy to bring him round to
our way of thinking.

convert
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Bring up
She has brought up five children.
( )
raise, educate
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Call for
Building a new bridge will call for
a large sum of money.

Need, demand
65
Call for
I will call for you at 6 oclock.

Visit a house or (etc.) to get something
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Call at
Please, call at the post office and
get me some stamps.

Visit a place
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In case
Please remind me of my promise.

If it should happen that, in case I forget
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In case of
In case of fire ring 999.

In the event of
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In any case
I think I told him to do it, but in any case he
should have seen for himself that is was
necessary.

What ever happens
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In that case
She is not going there, in that case
I wont either.

If that is so
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Catch on
The maxi-skirt did not catch on
like the mini.

Become popular, become the fashion
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Catch on
I didnt catch on what she said.

understand
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Catch out
He was caught out at last.
( )
Detect (someone in an error)
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Catch up with
Go on in front, I will soon catch up
with you.

overtake
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charity
None of us would like to live on charity.

Kindness in giving help to the poor
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charm
Dose goodness charm more than beauty.

Attract, give pleasure
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charming
A charming young lady waited on
me at the restaurant last night.

Delightful, lovely
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circulate
Blood circulates through the body.

Go round continuously
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circumstance
Dont judge the crime until you
know the circumstances.

condition
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Come about
How did the accident come about?

happen
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Come across
I came across this letter in my desk.

Find without having looked for
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Come in handy
Dont throw those nails away, they
may come in handy.

Prove useful
83
Come on
He is coming on very well at school.

progress
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In common
We have many things in common
with our neighbors.

equally shared
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In confidence
I am telling you this in confidence,
dont tell anyone else.

expecting that it will be kept secret

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In consequence
My train was delayed and in consequence
I was late.

as a result
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On the contrary
I lead peaceful life. On the contrary
my brother has a busy life.

Just the opposite
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contradict
The reports contradict each other.

To deny the truth of
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convenient
Is this room convenient for you?

Suitable, handy
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convict
He was convicted of the murder.

To find or prove guilty
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convince
we couldnt convince him of his mistake.

Make (s b.) feel certain
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Count for
His opinion should count for something.

be worth
93
Count in
You can count me in for that plan.

include
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Count out
He couldnt count me out.

exclude
95
Count on
You can count on him to help you.

rely on
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Crazy about
I am crazy about her.

Very fond of
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credible
That story hardly seemed credible.


That can be believed
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credit
Do you give credit to his story
of what happened?

Belief, trust, confidence
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crisis
Affairs have reached a crisis.

Time of difficultly
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criticize
He always criticizes my work.

Find fault with
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Cut in
Please, dont cut in my words.

Interrupt conversation
102
Cut away
The boy dropped the apples he had stolen and
cut away across the orchard.

Run away
103
Cut on
We had to cut on in spite of the
darkness and the bad road.

Hurry on
104
In the dark
The boss had kept us in the dark
about his plans.

In ignorance
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Out of date
His ideas seem to be out of date.

Old fashioned, obsolete
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Up to date
A plane is an up-to-date means
of transportation.

Modern, what is now know
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Dawn
He works from dawn till dark.

Day break
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Dawn on (upon)
The truth began to dawn upon him.

Become clear to, occur to
109
Debate
After a long debate the bill was
passed by the house of commons.

discussion
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Decay
if you dont brush your teeth after
a meal, they will decay.

Go bad, corrupt
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Decline
He declined to discuss his plans
with the newspaper men.

Say no, refuse
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Dedicate
He dedicate his life to the service
of his country.

Devote )ones( time or energy to something
113
Definite
I want a definite answer.

Clear, not doubtful
114
Deliberate
They are still deliberating upon
the question.

Consider, talk about
115
Delude
He deluded me with false promise.

Deceive, mislead
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Dispose of
That disposes of the first problem, I think. Let us
now consider the second.

deal with
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Dispose of
How are we going to dispose of
all this rubbish?

get rid of
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Do away with
This law is out of date. It is time
the government did away with it.

abolish, kill
119
Drain
You should dig trenches to drain
the water away.

Lead of by means of pipe or canal etc.
120
Draw in
The train drew in at the station.

arrive, stop
121
Draw in
The days begin to draw in after midsummer.

become shorter
122
Draw on
I shall have to draw on my savings
to meet the expense of the holidays.

Take from
123
Draw out
The days are drawing out day by day.
( )
become longer
124
Draw up
The car drew up outside the house.

stop
125
Edible
Dont touch it. It is not edible.

Fit to be eaten
126
Eject
They were ejected because they
had not paid their rent for a year.

Compel to leave, expel
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Enter into
I am not prepared to enter into
negotiation with them.

Take part in
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Essential
Exercise, fresh air and sleep are essential
for the preservation of health.

Necessary, indispensable
129
Esteem
No one can esteem your father
more than I do.

Respect greatly
130
Estimate
I estimated the cost of new house
at 50000 dollars.

Form a judgment about (price, value etc.)
131
Face up to
You will never solve your problems
unless you face up to them.

Confront bravely
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On the face of it
On the face of it, the project has
a good chance of success.

apparently, at first glance

133
Fall away
The support he was relying on began to fall
away as the election approached.

disappear
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Fall behind
He always falls behind when we
are going uphill.

Fail to keep level with
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Fall in with
He fell in with my views at once.

Happen to meet, agree to
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Fall on (upon)
Our soldiers fell on the enemy and
soon sized the city.

attack, assault
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Fall in love with
He fell in love with a beautiful girl.


Begin to love
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Fall off
Attendance at church has fallen
off this summer.

Become smaller or fewer
139
Fall out
The two women began to fall out.

quarrel
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Fall through
His plans fell through.

Fail, come to nothing
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famine
India has often suffered from famine.

Extreme scarcity
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Fancy (for) fondness
I have a fancy for some wine with
my dinner.

desire
143
Take a fancy to
The children have taken a fancy
to their teacher.

To become fond of
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fascinate
The children were fascinated by
the toys in the shop windows.

attract greatly
145
Gallant
He is a gallant soldier.

brave, fine
146
Garrulous
She is a garrulous women.

talkative
147
Get about
He gets about a great deal.

Travel, go to places
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Get away
The thief got away from prison.

escape
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Get by
Please, let me get by.

pass
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Get in
The burglar got in through the open window.

(into) enter
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Get on
We get on the bus at 34 th street.

board
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Get off
Dont get off the bus until it stops.

dismount, descend from
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Take a hand in
He had a hand in arranging the contract.

be involved in, take part in
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Hard up
I wont ask him to pay anything.
he is very hard up.

Short of money
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Impose
New duties were imposed on wine
and spirits.

To place (burden, tax, etc,) on someone
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Imprudent
Isnt it imprudent of you to marry
while your salary is so low.

rash, indiscreet
157
Irrigate
Irrigate desert areas and make
them fertile.

Supply (land) with water
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Isolate
When a person has an infectious
disease, he is usually isolated.

separate, keep apart from
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Keep down
We must try to keep our expenses down.

control
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Keep off
Keep off the grass.
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