Verbs, Adjectives, Nouns with Prepositions ] Appendix ‘absont fram (ad) aim at ) ‘appeal to/againet() abstain from () allergic to (ed) apply (to sb) for sth (¥) according t0 (prep) ‘amazed aby (ad) approve of account for (v) ‘amount to () argue with sb about sth () accuse 2b of () ‘amused athvithvby (od) arrest ab for sth (y) accustomed to (ad) ‘angry at what sb does (ed) arrive at (a smal place) (v) acquainted with (ad) ‘angry with sb about sth (ad) arrive in (a town) V) addicted to (ad) ‘angry with sb for doing sth (ad) ashamed of (ad) (take) advantage of (n) ‘annoyed with sb about sth (ad) ask fr () (but: ask sb a question) advice on (n) (in) answer to (n) astonished at/oy (adi) affected by (ad) ‘anxious about sth (ad) attend to (Y) afraid of adi) apologize to 2b for 2th () (undowore of (ad) agree with sb on sth (v) bad at (ad) (but: He was very» | benefit from () boast aboutiof(v) bad to me.) bbet on ¥) bored withlof (ad) base on (\) beware of () bbotrow sth from sb (V) eg tor (v) (put the) blame on sb (n) brillant at (ad) begin with () ‘lame sb for sth () bump into ) believe in () blame sth on sb (¥) busy with (ad) belong to ) capable of (ad) camment on (v) ‘connect tatwith (v) care about (\) ‘communicate with (¥) conscious of (ad) ‘are for sb (¥) (= like) ‘compare with (v) (how people and things | consis of () (take) care of in) ate ake and how they are different) | contact between (n) (out: in contact ‘are for sth (¥) - lke to do sth) | compare to () (show the likeness with) careful of (ad) between sb/sth and sbisth else) content with (ad) exception t0 (0) ‘careless abouvwith (ad) ‘omparson between (7) contrary to (prep) cause of (9) complain of () (= suffer from) contribute to () certain of (a) complain to sb about sth () (= be convert to/into (v) charge for v) annoyed at) cope with (v) charge sb with (a crime) (v) | compliment sb on (v) correspond tofwith(v) chat with () comply with ) crash into () ‘cheque for (r) concentrate on () crazy about (ad) choice betweenv/t (n) (have) confidence in sb (n) crowded with (ac) clever at (ad) (but: It was very | congratulate sb on sth (v) cruel to (ad) clever of you to buy it) connection between () but: in cure for (a) close to (ad) connection with) curious about (a) ‘date back to () depart from () disagree with v) date from (v) departure from (n) disappointed withfabout (adi) deal with () depend orvupon (¥) disapprove of (v) dear to (ad) describe sb/sth to sb else (v) discourage from (v) decide orvagainct () description of (n) dlscustion aboutfon (f) decrease in (n) die offrom ) dismiss from () dedicate tov) die in an accident (¥) dispose of (v) deficient in (ad) clfer from () dissatisfied with (ad) delay in (r) (have) difference betweer/of (o) dlstinguizh between () delight in) different from (ad) do well in (an exarn) delighted with (ad) ifculty init (n) dream about (v) ‘demand for (r) disadvantage of (n) (but: there's a dream of (i) = imagine) demand from () disadvantage in doing sth) dressed in (ad) ‘eager for (ad) (make an exception of stvsb = treat | (have) experience in {put offort into sth (n) shisth af a special case experiment ondaith (\) ‘emphasis on (n) take exception to sth = object to sth) | expert an (sth/doing sth) (n) ‘engaged in sth (ad) exchange sth for sth else (¥) (& person skilled at) engaged to sb (ad) excited about (ad) expert atfinfon (sth/doing sth) (ad) (= ‘enthusiastic about (adi) exclaim at ) done with sil or involving great equal to (ad) excuse for (n) knowledge) ‘escape from (v) excuse sb for (V) expert wit sth (n= good at using st example of (n) expel from () expert on (n) (= person knowledgeabie cecellent at (ed) experienced in edi) about e subject) 214ST PA sho UR See “ailin Wb famonis for fad) forgive sh for) failure in (an exam) (n) fed up with (adj) friendly with’to (adj) faithul to (ad) fight for stvwth sb (v) frightened of (2d) familiar to sb (adi) (= known fill sth with sth else (¥) full of (adj) to) fillin (an application) () furious with sb about sth (ad) farriliar with (adi) (= have fond of (adi) knowledge of forget about sth (v) ‘genius at (n) gossip about sth ) guilty of (ad) (but: He felt guilty glance at (v) gossip with sb (v) about his crime.) glare at (v) grateful to sb for sth (adi) ‘good at (adi) (but: He was very good to me.) happen to (0) hhear about (v) (= be told) hope forsth (v) happy atutwith (ed) reo from (v) (= teueive @ Retter/ptione cal) | (io) hope of (1) ‘harmful to (adi) ‘hear of (v) (= know that sth or sb exists) | hopeless at (adi) head for () ‘ea of (m) Inaiterent ro (aa) Interfere wtvn () identical to (adj) information about/on (n) invest in (v) ilwith (ad) insist on v) invitation to (n) impressed by/with (euj)_ (have no) intention of (n) invite sb 0 (v), (make an) imoression on sb n) | interest in (n) involve in ) includ in ) interastod in (ac) involved in (ad) ¢ increase in () ‘il jealous of ad) knock avon (v) ‘keen to do sth (adj) key to (n) know abouvof (v) keep to (a healthy/certain weight) knowledge of (n) een on sth (ad) kind to (ad) lack in (v) lean on/against (v) look at (V) lack of (a) lend sth to sb (v) lough ot) listen to make an appointment with (v) | (have a) meeting with (n) mix with (v) married to (adi) mention to (v) mean to (adj) mistake sb for (v) name after (v) nervous about (adj) (take) (no) notice of (n) necessary for (adj) new to (ed) . need for (n) nice to (ad) obedient to (adj) obliged to sb for sth (adj) operate on (¥) object to (v) ‘obvious to (adj) opinion ot/on (n) objection to (n) ‘occur to (v) ‘part with (v) (have the) pleasure of (n) pride oneself on sthvon doing sth (v) patient with (ad) point ato W) prohibit sb from doing sth () (persist in (v) (im)polite to (adj) prone to (adj) — (take a) photograph of (n) popular with (adi) protect againsvfrom (v) petuectin praise sb for) protection from (n) pity for (n) prefer sth to sth else (v) proud of (adj) ‘take pity on sb (phr)_ ‘prepare for (v) provide sb with (v) pleasant to (ad) resent sb with (v) ‘Bunish sb for (v) ~ pleased with (adj) ‘prevent sb from (v) (take) pleasure in (n) {take) pride in (r) ti ‘quarrel about sth/with sb (wn) | quick at (adj) quotation from (n) ualified for ed) 215Nate eas ea eae see 1 Appendix ready for (ad) relationship batwaon (0) (but: a responsibly fr (n) reason for (n) relationship with sb) responsible for (adi) reason wrth) relevant to (ad) result rom (y) = be the tecoive from telyon () consequence of) (keep) a record of (n) remind sb offabout (v) ‘result in (v) (= cause) recover from (v) remove from (v) result of (n) ‘reduction ir teplace sth with sth else (v) retire from (v) refer to (v) reply to (rv) revise for (v) (indwith) reference to (n) report on (nv) tich in (ad) fefrain from (v) reputation for/ot (n) rise in (n) regardless of (prep) respect for (n) rude to (adj). related to (adj) respond to (v)_ safe from (ad) | shy of adi) subject to (adj) same as (ad) ‘sick ot (adj) ‘submit to (v) (but: submit sth for satisfied with/by (adi) similar to (ad)) publication) seve sb from () situoted in od) Subscribe to () scared of (ad)) skiled avin (ad) succeed in (v) search for (win) ‘smell of (nv) suffer from (v) (be) in search of (n) smile 3¢ () suitable for (ad) sensitive about/to (adj) solution to (n), ‘superior to (adj) ‘sentence sb to (v) ‘sony about (adi) (= feel sorry for sb) sure of/about (adi) separate from (v) (but: I'm sorry for doing sth) surprised at/by (ad)) serious about (adj) specialise in (¥) suspect sb of (v) shake hands with (v) ‘spend money on sth (v) suspicious of (adj) shocked at/by (adi) ‘spend time in/doing sth (v) sympathise with (v) short of (adj) stare at (v) shout at (¥)_ ‘study for (v) (have) taste in (n) ‘think abouvof (v) (be) (at) the top of (the class) (n) taste of (v) ‘threaten sb with sth (v) translate from ... into {v) terrible at (ad)) ‘throw at (v) (in order to hit) ‘trend for (n) terrified of (adj) ‘throw to (v) (in order to catch) ‘typical of (adj) thank sb for (v) ‘tire of (v) ‘thanktul tor (ad) ‘tired of (adj) (= fed up with) By em wait for (v) weak irvat (adj) ‘worry about (v) warn sb against/about/of (v) whisper to (v) worthy of (adj) ~ waste (time/money) on (v) ‘wink at sb (v) write (a letter) to sb (v) wave atto sb (v) wonder about (v) 216Beene aes Py disadvantage @ proft ‘one’s request theespenseof >) a dscount all costs peace the heart of| a dstance an advantage random the latest 2 fraction of fist hand sea the time a glance least short notice a guess length speed alos odds with the age of ‘pustarplane” conadence Theans of vine oF coach degrees nature cient far ow all means law popular request chance luck surprise ‘a change granted one The sake of ages hire bis sake the time being fear ofsth lite sure your age nothing {he fist time now on Time to time ‘anger Tame ony Some respects ebt rotime the country ‘agreement detall particular the end disguise place of the hablt of exstence principle the heart of fact Progress the name of fashion public the suburbs, ge0d shape recession the wid jest return vain confidence ‘moderation secret The Beaten duty the road the record duty sale the outskirts {good terms with strike the point of| impulse the agenda the premises account of leave the brink of the road loan the coast the tall of the contrary the whole the increase your ming principle the move your own purpose the job debt stock town fashion the ordinay tune practice woter use reach time work one's surprise this day discussion repair Threat orders the impression your breath Pressure the weather walking distance a) 217 |Appendix Back back out = (tt) decide not to do sth Be be in = 1) at home; 2) in fashion be into sth = to like sth a lot be out = 1) not at home; 2) out of fashion Beat beat up = (tr) hit and kick sb many times Blow blow up = (tr) destroy by an explosion Break bbraak down ~ 1) (int) (of machinery) stop working; 2) int) (of a person) lose control of feelings; 3) int) (of talksinegotiations/te) fll; 4) (tr) separate under headings break in = (int) enter by force o illegally break into = 1) (tr) enter by force; 2) (tr) interrupt break off = (1) end relatioisiipragreerire int) (of war, ete) begin suddenly break through (int) advance (in spite of opposition) break to = (tr tell (usu bad news) to sb in a kind way break up = 1) (int) (of schools, etc) stop for holidays; 2) int) end a relationship Bring bring about = (tr) cause to happen bring back = (tr) cause to recall bring down = (i) cause to fal bring forward = (tr) move sth to an earlier date or time boring in = (U) Leate profivinoney bring on = (tr) cause, usu sth unpleasant bring out = (tr) put on the market bring round = 1) (tr) cause to regain consciousness: 2) (te) persuade; bring over (to) bring up = 1) (tr) raise a child; 2) (tr) mention/introduce a subject Call «all back = (tr) telephone again in return for a phone call Calm calm down = (int) hecome lose upst Carry be carried away = be very excited corry off = (tr) handle a dificult situation successfully ‘carry on (with) = (tr) continue with ‘carry out = 1) (tr) conduct an experiment; 2) (tr) = according to th ‘earry through = (tr) complete successfully in spite of difficulty Catch ‘catch up with = (tr) reach the same level, standard Check ‘check in ~ (int) arrive at a hotel, be given the room key ane fillin any necessary forms Cheer cheer up = 1) (tr) make more cheerful; 2) (int) become: more cheerful Clear ce lear away = (tr) out away thinas you have used g Come ‘come across = (t) find/meet by chance came by = (tr) obtain come down to = (tt) be passed on to sb by inheritence come down with = (tr) become il; go down with come into = (t) inherit come off = (int) succeed ‘come out = 1) (int) (of flowers) begin to blossom; 2) (= be published: 3) (int (of stains) be able to be removed come round = 1) (int) visit casually; 2)(int) recover consciousness come to = (tr) amount to a total come up = 1) (int) be mentioned; 2) (int) anse; occur come up to = 1) () approach-2) (t) equal; (et expectations) be up to ‘come up with = (tr) find (an answer, solution, ete) Cut cut across = (tr) take a shorter way ‘cut back (on) = (tr) reduce (expenses, production); cat down on Cut in = 1) (int) move suddenly in front of another car, 2 (int) interrupt Cut into = (tr) interrupt Cut off = 1) (te) disconnect; 2) (tr) isolate (usu places) ‘cut out = (tr) omit Tee eeeeeSRGRrananean O revs ececa¢ be cut out for/to be = be suited for (a profession) 2 cut up = (tr) cut into small pieces 3 Do ‘ do away with = (t) abolish do down = (tr) speak badly of sbup = (t) fasten; tie with = (t) want without = (t) live or continue without having sth/sb; without ase Up = (int) reduce in dearee, speed, intensity t into = (ti) use more than expected End Sd up = (int) finish up, result in ii ‘apart = (int) come to pieces #3 back on = (tr) turn to sbisth for help when other plans ave failed ‘all behind wren = (fal to keep up with 5 for = 1) (t) fallin love with sh; 2) (tr) he decaived Gin) collapse with = (tr) agree with “ail into = 1) (tr) be divided into (categories); 2) (tt) begin; tera state fall on = 1) (tr) attack; 2) (te) eat hungrily fallout with = (tf) quarrel “all through = (nt fail to be completed Get get across ~ (17) successfully communicate ideas 3 along = (Int) continue despite aficuties ‘get along with ~ (tr) be on friendly terms: get on with gt at= ind) mean get away with = (tr) escape punishment for a wrongful, egal act get back = (tr) recover possession of get down = 1) (t) swallow with dificulty; 2) (tr) depress get down to = (t start doing sth seriously get on = 1) (tr) enter (bus, train, etd); 2) int) make progress cet on with = (tr) be on good terms wath get out = (int) (of news) become known get over = (tr) recover from get round = (tr) persuade; bring round, get round to (tr) = find time to do sth get through = 1) (te) finish (a piece af work); 2) (te) go an living through dificult times get through to = (tr) reach by phone get up = (int rise from bed Give ive away = 1) (tr) reveal; 2) (tr) ave sth free of charge Phrasal Verbs give out = 1) int) come to an end; 2) (te) distribute ‘ve up = 1) (tr) abandon an attempUnabr; 2) (tr) surrender Go go after = (t) pursue go ahead = (int) be allowed to happen go away = (nl) stop; cease go back on = (tt) break a promise/agreement {go by = (tr) base one's ideas on (90 down with = (tr) become ill {go for = 1) (tr) attack; 2) (tr) apply for (a job) {90 in for =(t) take part in (2 competition) 90 off = 1) (int) (of a bomb) explode; 2) (of an alarm) ring; +3) int) (oF food) spol; 4) (tr) stop liking sth go on = 1) (int) continue; carry on; 2) (int) happen {go out = (int) stop burning {go over = 1) (tr) examine details; go through; 2) (tr) repeat {90 round = 1) (nt) be enough for everyone to have a share; 2) int) (news/disease) spread; culate; get round go through = 1) (u) experieme; 2) OnQ(Of ¢ dea arrangement) he complated with aiceacs: 3 (teu in detail (OF prices) rise (90 with = (tr) match go without = (tr) endure the lack of sth; do without Hang thang out = (tr) put clothes on the line to dry hhang up = 1) (t) put sth in a hiah position; 2) (int) end a phone call ‘hang on = (Int) walt for a short while Hold hhold back = 1) (tr control (tears, laughter); 2) int) hesitate hhold in = (tr) restrain hold off = (tr) keep at a distance hhold on = (int) wait (esp on the phone) hhold out = 1) int last; 2) (nt) persist hhold to = 1) (t follow exactly; 2) ep to (a promise ete) hhold up = 1) t) delay; 2) 7) use violence in order to rob Keep keep after =(t) continue to pursue keep away (from) = (tr) stay away keep hack = (tr) conceal keep down = (tr) cause to remain at lower level ‘keep in = (tr) make sb stay indoors (as punishment) keep off = (t) stay away from; avoid keep on = (int continue despite difficuties keep out = (tr) exclude sb/sth keep up (with) = (t? stay at the same level as sbisth keep up with = 1) (t) continue to be informed; 2) (tr) change at the same rate 219Appendix Let let down = 1) (tr) (of clothes) lengthen (« take up); 2) (te) disappoint let in (0) = allow sb to enter a place let off = (7) not punish let on = (int) reveal a secret let out = 1) tr) release; 2) (tr) (of clothes) make larger (@ take in) = (int) become lass strong live on = (tr) have an amount of money to buy things Look 5 look after = (tr) take care of ook back (on) = (tr) consider the past look down on = (11) despise * 100k up to) look for ~ tr) search, try to find look forward to = (tr) anticipate with pleasure look in on sh = (tr) pay a short visit to look into = (ti) investigate look on = (nt) observe ook out = (int) be careful look out for = (tr) be alert in order to see/find sbisth look over ~ (tt) examine carefully; go through look round = (t) inspect a place look through = tr look at quickly look up = (tr look for sth in an appropriate bookMist Loosen loosen up = (nt) become more relaxed Make bbe mave for = suit exoctly make for = (tr) go towards make out = 1) (t)cistinguish; 2) t) write out; fil in make over = (t) give possession of sth to sb else make up = 1) (te) invent; 2) (tt) put cosmetics on; 3) nt) reconcile make up for = (tr) compensate make up one’s mind= decide Open ‘open up = (int) relax and say exactly what sb feels or thinks Pass pass off as = (tr) pretend to be sth/sb else successfully pass out = (int) lose consciousness Pay pay back = 1) (tr) return money owed: 2) (tr take reverse fon sb pay down = (tr) pay part of the price for sth and the res ‘over a period of time pay for =(t) receive punishment pay off = (tr) pay b to leave employment pay up = (t) pay (a debt) in full Pick pick sb up = (tr) go somewhere and take sb away (often = aca) Pull pull down = (tr) demolish poll in = (nt) (oF trains) arrive « pull out) Pull oneself together = bring one's feelings under contro pull through = (int) succeed despite dificities pull up = (nt) stop Put aH. WER Rae put siderby = (i) save pot across = (tt) communicate successfully: get across/over put ewey = 1) (tt) store; 2) (ti) put 3b into prison/merat hospital pout back = (t) place sth in the position it was in before ut down = 1) (t) write down; take down; 2) (tr) supores forcibly Put down to = (t) attnbute to put forward = (”) propose 1) postpone ) (te) dress oneself in; 2) (tr) increase (in weigh 3) (ti) cause to take place (showrperformance) Put out = 1) (tr) extinguish (fire, etc); 2) cause trouble 3)(U) lake sth out uf the hwe be put out = be annoyed put through = (tr) connect by phone put up = 1)(te) erect. build: 2) (tr offer hospitality: 3) = show in a public place ut up with = (tr) tolerate Weebeedh 4 S y a8 Run run across/into = (tt) meet/find by chance run after = (tr) chase run away with = (tr) steal run down = 1) (t) knock down (with a vehicle); run over 2)(Uu) speak bal of sb run in = (tt) ing a new car engine inte full use (hy din it slowly fora set period) run off = (tr) make prints/copies run out = (tr) have no more of sth left run out of = (7) no longer have a supplythrough = 1) (tr) use up; 2) (tr) rehearse, check or we quickly (tr) accumulate ‘up against = (t) encounter (dificultes/oppositon) out = (tr) accompany sb to the door/exit of a ssefbuilding ee over = (tr) inspect @ place; look round ‘through = (tr) not be deceived aside = (tr) save for a special purpose in = (int) (of weather) start and seem likely to mntinue off = int) start a journey ‘ut = 1) (int) begin a journey; 2) intend to do sth Up = (tr start a business low sow dawn = (tr) move more slowlylreduce speed Stand ‘stand by = 1) (tr) support sb, esp in difficulties; 2) (int) be -eady for action ‘stand for = 1) (tr) represent;2) (tr) tolerate; put up with stand in for = (tr) replace 2b temporarily ‘stand out = (int) be noticeable stand up = 1) (int) rise to one's feet; 2) (1) fil to meet stand up for = (tt) support stand up to = (tr) resist Switch ‘switch off = (tr) stop sth working (for electrical devices, sngines, et) switch to = (tr) change sth Take take after = (tr) resemble ‘ake away = (tr) remove ‘take back = (tr) apologise take for = (tr) identify wrongly take in = 1) (tr) ave accommodation; 2) (tr) make clothes narrower (+ let out) 3) (tr) fully understand take off = 1) (tr) remove clothes (# put on); 2) (int) (of lanes) leave the ground (« come down 3) (tt) imitate 4) tr) (f time) take time as a holiday take on = 1)(tr) undertake work/tesponsibilty; 2) (tr) employ een Add Appendix take out = 1) (tr) remove; 2) (te) clean (mark, dir); 3) (0) arrange to get th (eg. a loan from a bank) take over = (tr) gain control of sth take to = 1) (tr) begin a abit; 2) (tr) ike take up= 1) (tf) begin a hobby, sport, job; 2) (til (time, space) be taken aback = be strongly surprised be taken in = ha daceived Tell tell off = (tr scoldspeak to sb angrily Throw throw away = (tr) put sth useless (e.a.) in a rubbish container Turn turn away ~ (tr) refuse admittance tum down = 1) (tt) refuse an offer; 2) (tr) reduce loudness (« turn up) {urn in = 1) (inl) go Wo bed: 2) (u) give to the police turn off = (te) switch off (« turn on) ‘turn out = 1) () produce, 2) il) prove to be turn aver = (int) tum ta a new page; change the TV channel turn to = 1) (tt) go to sb for helpladvice; 2) (tr) begin (a way of life or doing sth) turn up = 1) int) arrive or appear (unexpectedly); 2) int), (of an opportunity) arise Use se up = (tr) finish sth so that none of it is left Wash wath up ~ (t) dean pans, plates, ate (using water and detergent) Wind wind down = (int) relax Work work out = (tr) try to understand Wrap ‘wrap up = (tr) fold a piece of paper, loth or other material round sth 221