break
get
take
give
look
100

to end a relationship

break up

100

to make something (an idea) clear or convincing 

get across 

100

to remove something (usually your clothes) 

take off 

100

to give something to someone without asking for any money 

give away 

100

to search for information 

look up

200

to get upset, to start crying 

break down

200

to leave for a period of time, to go on vacation 

get away 

200

to break into pieces/parts 

take apart 

200

to return a borrowed item 

give back 

200

to try and find 

look for 

300

to earn just enough money to pay for your costs 

break even 

300

to meet (usually for social reasons) 

get together 

300

to remove something 

take away 

300

to quit, to stop trying 

give up

300

to be excited about the future 

look forward to 

400

to enter by force 

break into 

400

to retaliate or take revenge 

get back at 

400

to let someone stay in your house 

take in 

400

for a machine or part of your body to stop working correctly 

give out 

400

to think less of or consider inferior 

look down on 

500

to develop a skin condition 

break out in 

500

to become interested in something again 

get back into 

500

to resemble someone in appearance or in personality 

take after 

500

to finally agree to what someone wants after a period when you refuse to agree 

give in 

500

to respect or admire someone 

look up to 

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