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T, S. Not Express Your Feelings: She BOTTLED UP Her Feelings Even Though She Was Furious With Them and Kept Quiet
T, S. Not Express Your Feelings: She BOTTLED UP Her Feelings Even Though She Was Furious With Them and Kept Quiet
Clear up T,S. Explain I'll GO FOR the soup of the day, followed by the duck.
Hold up T,S. Delay when travelling Could you GO OVER that point again, please?
I was HELD UP by the terrible traffic and arrived half an hour late
Go over INT. Be approved or accepted
for my appointment.
My plans WENT OVER well.
Use up T,S. Finish or consume all of something
Keep up with T,I Move at the same rate
We USED UP all the olive oil.
He walks too fast and it's really hard to KEEP UP WITH him.
Put away T, S. Put something back in the correct place
Look after T, I Take care
He PUT the dictionary BACK on the shelf after he'd finished the
crossword. Their auntie LOOKED AFTER them while their mother was in
hospital.
Look forward to I. Wait for or anticipate something pleasant I've SIGNED UP as a volunteer.
Run into T,I Meet by accident Simmer down I. Become calmer, make less noise
I RAN INTO (HIM)James in a bar in the City on Friday. He told them to SIMMER DOWN because they were disturbing
the class next door.
WARM UP TO T,I. to begin to like or enjoy someone or something:
storm out I. (exit angrily) salir furioso
She was not a person who was easy to warm up to.
It took a couple of days for us to warm up to each other, but He stormed out of the building after arguing with his boss.
nowwe're very good friends.
Blow up I. Lose your temper, become angry show up vi (arrive, be present) aparecer, ASOMARSE
They BLEW UP when they heard what I had done wrong. We were supposed to meet for tea at 5 o'clock, but she didn't
show up.
burst out I. to suddenly say something loudly:
show [sth] up vtr (make visible, obvious) poner a descubierto , poner
"Don't go!" he burst out. en evidencia
Dress up I. Dress very smartly
This picture really shows up Caroline's beautiful features.
It's an informal party so there's no need to DRESS UP.
LIST OF VERBS
Keep on I. Continue
ALLOW /// REACH
He KEPT ON trying and succeeded in the end. ACCOMPLISH reach a goalAdam accomplished his goal of
passing the algebra course.
Make up I. Stop being angry with someone DEVELOP
GATHER recoger acumular
They are always arguing, but they MAKE UP again very quickly. ENCOURAGE
ACHIEVE reach, There are many things I'd like to achieve.
Make up I. Invent a story SUCCEED:
The project succeeded after a year of efforts. /He succeeded in
They MADE UP an excuse for being late. running a business.) TUVO EXITO
SEEM/APPEAR
Sign up I. Give your name to do something ENGAGE (involve: in conversation/entablar una conver. hire
KEEP // PERFORM // LINK // AVOID // REQUIRE
GAIN acquire(obtener) / acquire(ganar)
PuRSUE to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch
him, her, or it
SEEK (look, search for [sth], [sb]) // (try to obtain)
ENHANCE
RAISE/RISE
HARM lastimar damage
DAMAGE daar harm
DRAW
DESERVE
FORCE
DISPLAY
HOLD
INCREASE
DECREASE
CONCERN
FAIL
OVERCOME
APPLY