to telephone someone
CALL UP
to decide that a planned event will not happen
CALL OFF
to continue happening, doing something, working, etc.
KEEP ON
to produce a paper copy of (a document that is on a computer)
to be taken by the wind to another place
BLOW AWAY
to write (something) on a piece of paper
to telephone someone who has telephoned you, often to answer amessage the person has left, or to telephone again:
CALL BACK
to search for (something) in a reference book, on the Internet, etc.
LOOK UP
when an aircraft, bird, or insect leaves the ground and begins to fly
TAKE OFF
to continue
GO ON
to give (something) to several or many people
HAND OUT
to leave your home in order to spend time somewhere else, usually for a holiday
GO AWAY
to cause (someone) to become less upset, emotional, excited, etc.
CALM DOWN
to return to a place after you have been somewhere else:
GET BACK (FROM)
to feel encouraged and happier, or to cause someone to feel this way
CHEER UP
to complete or use all of something
FINISH OFF
to put on clothes to see how they look or if they fit
TRY ON
to write or type information in spaces that are provided for it:
FILL OUT
to leave your home suddenly without permission and go somewhere else to live
RUN AWAY
to stop being very active, talking very fast, etc.
SLOW DOWN
to return money to someone from whom you have borrowed it
PAY BACK
to explode or to cause (something, such as a bomb) to explode
BLOW UP
to behave in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, and that other people often find annoying:
SHOW OFF
to ask for a response from (someone, such as a student)
CALL ON
to get rid of something by treating it as garbage
THROW OUT
to avoid being caught : to escape
GET AWAY
to remove (a tree or bush) by cutting through its trunk or base
CUT DOWN
to move in the opposite direction in order to return to a place
TURN BACK
to completely destroy (something) by converting it into pieces
TEAR UP
to start on a trip
SET OFF
to increse weight
PUT ON
to have an argument or disagreement that ends a relationship
FALL OUT
to make a present of (something)
GIVE AWAY
to refuse to accept or agree to something, or to refuse someone's request:
TURN DOWN (SOMETHING)
to talk to someone again, usually on the phone, in order to give them some information or because you were not able to speak to them before:
GET BACK TO (SOMEBODY)
to allow (someone or something unpleasant or annoying) to exist or happen
PUT UP WITH
when a warning device starts to ring loudly or make a loud noise
GO OFF
to make progress while doing something
GET ON
to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left
RUN OUT OF
to remove (someone or something) : to cause (someone or something) to no longer exist, to no longer be held, etc.
TAKE AWAY
to close or to cause (a business, factory, etc.) to close for a period of time or forever
SHUT DOWN
to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you
HIT BACK