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100

to wait until an event or period is over

Wait out

100

to admire or idolize someone 

look up to 

100

to find by chance / to seem a certain way 

come across 

100

to tolerate something

put up with 

100

to make a copy / to support or defend someone 

back up 

200

to reject or say no to someone / to lower something like volume

turn down 

200

to interrupt, stop the supply of something, or physically intervene

cut off

200

to move something outside / to kill / to take on a date 

take out 

200

to cancel a planned event 

call off 

200

to mention something 

bring up 

300
to agree with or to be part of something (or at least to pretend to agree with it) 

go along with 

300

to interfere with a relationship between people

come between 

300

to disappoint someone 

to give someone bad news kindly or softly 

let down 

let someone down easy 

300

to resemble someone especially with regard to children resembling their parents 

take after 

300

fail to happen 

fall through 

400

to retrieve or bring something nearer / to show up at a place or function

pull up 

400

to manage, especially financially

get by 

400

invent / to fix a problem / to constitute 

make up 

400

to take revenge on someone or to get even with them

get back at 

400

understand / absorb / accomodate 

take in 

500

to review or look at something 

go over

500

to do something without any negative consequences 

get away with 

500

to postpone / to disgust or make someone uncomfortable or unintersted 

put off

500

learn or improve something, to collect something, sometimes to hit on 

pick up 

500

to disobey / contradict / oppose or fight something 

go against