Column 1
stop doing something
give up
She is a good friend. She always helps. I can always ________ her.
I can always count on her.
He __________ the bus when he reached his destination.
He got off the bus when he reached his destination.
She ___________ the bus when it arrived at the bus stop.
She got on the bus when it arrived at the bus stop.
When do you usually_____________ in the morning? I usually ________ at 6.00 am.
When do you usually get up in the morning? I usually get up at 6.00 am.
You dropped something on the floor. __________ !
You dropped something on the floor. Pick it up!
I __________ the light when I entered the room.
I switched on the light when I entered the room.
Cleaning a house _________ a lot of time.
Cleaning a house takes up a lot of time.
What do you want to find? What are you _____________?
What are you looking for?
I don't know if this is my size. I need to _____.
I don't know if this is my size. I need to try it on.
It is a nice place. I want to ___________. I want to see what is here.
It is a nice place. I want to look around. I want to see what is here.
Can you talk now?
No, I can't
Ok, I will __________ later.
Can you talk now?
No, I can't
Ok, I will call you back later.
We are not staying in Wroclaw for the weekend. We want to ______________.
We want to get away.
defend somebody
stand up for somebody
We don't have enough coffee. We need to buy more. We are ____________ coffee.
We don't have enough coffee. We need to buy more. We are running out of coffee.
I couldn't ______________ to Ann. Her phone was all the time busy.
I couldn't get through to Ann. Her phone was all the time busy.
I made so many mistakes in my essay. I have to ____________.
I have to do it over.
My parents always criticize me.
They always __________ at me.
They always have a go at me.
I have a good relationship with my neighbor. We ___________ each other.
We get on well with each other.
My teacher is always watching us. He is always ______________ us.
He is always checking up on us.
He decided to resign from his position.
He _______.
He stepped down.
He is so stressed. He should _________.
He should wind down.
My mother was angry that I didn't clean my room. She ___________ for not cleaning my room.
She told me off for not cleaning my room.
I hate it when the house is messy. I can't ____________ it.
I can't put up with it.
We are tired. We had to _________ all night because our children were sick.
We had to stay up all night because our children were sick.