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2
3
4
5
100

come along; hurry up

come on

100

return; come back

be back

100

enter a bus etc

get on

100

1) surrender, 2) hand in

give in

100

wait  

hold on

200

establish contact

get through (to someone)

200

postpone

put off

200

talk more loudly

speak up

200

stop or interrupt somebody's phone conversation

cut somebody off

200

phone somebody again later

get back to somebody

300

put more money on the phone plan

top up


300

become unclear and difficult to understand

break up

300

turn something off

switch off

300

end a phone call

hang up

300

have no more of something;

finish something

run out off

400

come about

to happen

400

come round

1) to visit someone’s home 2) to become concious again after fainting

400

fall out

to have quarrel and end a friendship

400

fall through

to not be agreed, completed, etc successfully

400

go into

o start doing a particular type of work

500

bounce something off someone

present the idea to a person or group, to get their opinion or reaction to it

500

clam up

stop talking and refuse to say anything more

500

mull over

to think about, consider very carefully

500

crow over/about something

to brag

500

beef up

make something stronger