"think up to find a new idea or suggestion by thinking about it and using your imagination or intelligence. throw up 1) if something throws up new ideas. it produces them; 2) to vomit, be sick. "'tire someone out to make someonc very tired. "'toil away to work very hard for a long period of time. "trace back to manage to find someone or something by investigating what they have done in the past. track down to manage to find someone or something after a lot of effort, by searching for them. "'trawl through to read or deal with all of something when there is a lot to do and it takes a long time. tune in to listen to or watch a particular programme on thc radio or television. turn against to stop liking or supporting someone. turn away to not allow someone to enter a place. "turn back to stop when you are travelling and start going back in the direction that you came from. turn down to decide not to accept an offer or opportunity. "'turn yourself in to go to the police and admit that you arc responsible for a crime. "turn into to change and become a different type of thing or person. "turn off to make a light, machine or engine stop working, by pressing a switeh, turning a tap etc. "turn something round 1) to make a business, organisation, economy, etc. successful again after it has been unsuccessful; 2) to complete the process of making a product or providing a service.
"turn to (someone) to go to someone for advice, sympathy or help.
"turn up (intransitive) to arrive somewhere, especially when you are not expected.
"turn something up to find something by searching thoroughly for it.
W
"wade through to spend a lot of time reading or dealing with something that seems very long and boring. ward off to prevent something from harming you. waste away to become very thin and weak, especially beeause you are ill or not getting enough food.
wear away if something wears away, it becomes thinner bccause it has been used a lot.
wear down to gradually make someone feci tired and less able to do something.
wear off if a feeling or the effect of something wears off, it gradually becomes weaker and disappears.
whip through to do a piece of work or read something very quickly.
"wind something down if something that people arc doing winds down, they gradually do less of it before stopping completely.
"wipe out to destroy or get rid of something completely.
"'work out 1) to succeed in understanding something by thinking carefully about it; 2) to do physical exercises in order to keep your body fit and strong.
work up to to gradually get ready to do something that seems difficult. <
Verbs. and preposJttons
abandon someone to abbreviate to abide by absent yourself from abstain from accord with account for accuse someone of acquaint someone with acquit someone of act for adapt to add on / in adhere to adjust to admire someone for admit to admit someone to (a place) advise against / on agree to / on / with / over ascend to aim for / at allow for allude to
amount to answer to someone apologise to someone for something arrest for appeal to appear to apply to someone for something approve of arrange for arrest someone for something avail yourself of align with
argue with / about / over / for / against ascribe something to someone ask for / after / about assign something to someone associate with assure someone of something attach to attend to attribute something to
B
base something on ban someone from be absent from be absorbed in be accustomed to be acquainted with be ashamed of be associated with be attached to be composed of be dedicated to be devoted to be given to be intended for be involved with / in be made from / of be opposed to be suited to beg something of someone beg for begin by / with believe in belong to benefit from bet on something
beware of blame for
blame something on someone
boast of / about borrow from
C
campaign for care about / for cater for / to centre on challenge someone to charge someone with (a crime) / for (a product or service) choose between elassify as coincide with collaborate with someone on something collide with combine with comment on commit to communicate with / to compare to / with
complain about / of / to compensate for compete against / with (a person) / in (a contest) complain about something to someone compliment someone on comply with concentrate on confer with someone about something confess to confide in confine (someone / something) to conform to confront someone with confuse something / someone with congratulate someone on conjure up consent to consist of conspire against contrast with / to contribute to convert to / into convict of / to convince someone of co-operate with / in correspond with / to count on couple something with credit someone with criticise someone for / on cure someone of
D
date from deal with / in decide about / on / against defend from / against define as delight in demand from depart from depend on / upon derive from descend to despair of detach from deter from determine on I to diagnose as differ from / in,} on / about , direct at / towardfl' disagree with I on / about disapprove of discourage someone from discuss something With dismiss someone from dispose of / with disqualify from dissuade someone from distance yourself from distinguish between divide into / among / by dress in drink to dwell on / upon something
E
economise on elaborate on elope with emanate from embark on / upon emerge from encourage someone in something end in / with engage in enlist in / for enter into entitle someone to equip with escape from evolve into exchange for exclude someone from something excuse someone for / from expel from experiment with / on extract from exult in
F
fail in familiarise yourself with feature in feed on fight for / against / with / about focus on forgive someone for free from
G
gain by / from gaze at / upon giggle at glance at glare at glisten with gloat over graduate from / in grapple with grumble to / at / about / over guess at
H
happen to harmonise with head for / towards help yourself to hesitate over / about hinder someonc from hint at hope for
I
identify with implicate someone in impose on impress on / upon improve on include (someone / something) in indulge in infect with infer from inform on / about / of ingratiate yourself with inquire into / about insist on insure against intend to interfere with introduce to invest in involve (someone) in issue with (a passport)
J
joke about / with judge from / by
K
knock at / on know of / about
L
label as lack in laugh at / about / with lead to / into lecture on / about lie to / about limit yourself to link something / someone to / with long for / to look forward to
M
marvel at meet with mention to misinform about mistake someone for mix with
N
negotiate with (a person) on (a subject) nod to / at notify of o object to occur to operate on opt for / against / out of originate from p pardon for part with participate in peck at persist in plead guilty to plead with point at pose for praise for pray to prefer to prepare for present with / to press for prevent from pride yourself on profit from prohibit from promise to prosecute someone for protect someone against / from protest about / against / at provide with / for punish someone for
Q
qualify as / for quarrel with (a person) / about / over (a subject) quote from
R
react to / against reason with (a person) about / on (a subject) reckon on / with recommend to / for recover from refer to refrain from regard someone as register with / at / for repent of relate to release from
relieve someone of |search for |suffer from / with |U | something |seem to |supply with |undertake to | rely on / upon |send for |surrender to |use for / as | remind of |sentence to |suspect someone of || remove from |separate from / into |sympathise with |V | replace with / by |shelter from ||vary in | reply to |shoot at |T |view as | report to / on |shout at / about |tamper with |volunteer for | reserve for |signal to |tend to |vote for / to / against | resign from |smell of |testify to |vow to | resign yourself to |specialise in |thank someone for || resolve to |spend (money/time) on |threaten to / with |W | resort to |spy on |throw at / to |wait for / on | respond to / with |stare at |tie to |warn about / against | restrict to |steal from |trade in |watch for | result in / from |stecl oneself to |transform into |wave at | retire from / to |strive for |translate from ... into |win at / in | revert to |subject someone to |treat oneself to |wink at | revolve around |submit to |treat for (illness) with |wish for | rhyme with |subsist on |(medicine) |worry about / over | rob someone of |substitute (one thing) for |transfer someone / || something |(another) |something from ... to |y |
|succeed in / at |trick someone into |yearn for |
S |succumb to |triumph over || save from |sue for |trust with / to ||
A |astonished by / at |conscious of |devoted to | able to |attached to |consistent with |disappointed in / about / | absent from |averse to |content with |with | absorbed in |aware of |contrary to |displeased with | acceptable to ||convenient for |dissatisfied with | accompanied by |B |convinced of |distressed by | according to |bad at |crazy about |divisible by | accountable to |beneficial to |credited with |doomed to | accustomed to |bound to |critical of |doubtful about | acquainted with |brilliant at |crowded with |dressed in | active in |busy with |curious about / to |due to / for | addicted to |||| adequate for |C |0 |E | ad jacent to |capable of |damaging to |eager for | afraid of / to |careless of / about |dear to |efficient in / at | agreeable to |certain of / about |dedicated to |eligible for | allergic to |characteristic of |deficient in |engaged in | amenable to |clever at / with |delighted to / with / |engrossed in | angry with / at / about |close to |about |enthusiastic about | annoyed about / with / at |combined with |dependent on |envious of | anxious about / to |committed to |deprived of |equal to | apparent from |composed of |descended from |equivalent to | appreciative of |concerned about / with |destined for |essential to / for | apprehensive of / about |confident about / of |determined to |evocative of | appropriate to / for |confined to |detrimental to |excellent at / for | ashamed of / to |connected to / with |devoid of |excited about / by / at |
exempt from |inadequate for |0 |slow at | experienced in / with |incapable of |obedient to |soluble in | expert in |inclined to |obliged to sb for sth |sorry about / for | exposed to |independent of |oblivious to |subject to | expressive of |indifferent to |offended at / by |successful at / in |
|inexperienced in |opposed to |sufficient for |
F |inferior to |optimistic about |suitable for | faced with |innocent of ||suited to | faithful to |inseparable from |p |superior to | familiar with / to |intent on |peculiar to |sure of / about | famous for |interested in |pessimistic about |surprised at / about / by | fatal to / for |involved with / in |pleased at / with / about |suspicious of / about | favourable to |irrelevant to |polite to |sympathetic towards | fearful of |irrespective of |poor in / at || fit for ||possessive about |T | fluent in |J |preferable to |thankful for | fond of |jealous of |prejudiced against |tolerant of | fortunate in ||preoccupied with |true to / of | fraught with |K |previous to |typical of | free from / to |keen on / to |proficient at / in || frightened by / at / by |kind to / of |prone to |U | frustrated by / in ||proud of |unable to | full of |L ||unaware of | furious at / with / about |lacking in |R |uneasy about |
|laden with |ready for |unfaithful to |
G |liable for / to |redolent of |unfit for | generous to sb with |limited to / in |related to |unfortunate in |
(money) |loyal to |relevant to |uninterested in | glad of |lucky at / in |reminiscent of |unqualified for | good at / for / with / to ||renowned for |unwilling to | grateful to sb for sth |M |respected for || guilty of |made of / from |responsible to sb for sth |V |
|married to |restricted to |valid for |
H |mindful of ||visible to / from | happy at / with |missing from |S |vital to | harmful to |mistaken about / in |sacred to |vulnerable to | honest about / in |modest about |safe from || hopeless at / with ||satisfied with / by |W | horrified at |N |sensible of |wary of |
|native to |sensitive to |willing to |
|necessary for / to |separate from |worried about | ideal for |negligent of |serious about |worthy of | identical to |nervous of / about |shy of / with || ignorant of |new to |sick with || immune to |noted for |similar to || implicated in ||||
A |decline in |inconsistency in |proof against | absorption in |decrease in |inconvenience to |propensity for / to | abstinence from |delay in |increase in |protection against | abuse of (power) |demand for |intention of || access to |desire for |interest in |Q | admission to / of |deviation from |intimacy between |quality of | affinity with |devotion to ||quest for | animosity towards |difficulty in |J || aptitude for |discussion about |jinx on |R | assault on |dislike of |judgement of / on / |receipt for / of | attachment to |disregard for |about |recipient of | attendance on / at |distaste for |justification for |reduction in | attitude to / towards |||reference to | aversion to |E |K |refuge from | avoidance of |case of |key to |relief from | awareness of |emphasis on |knowledge of / about |remedy for |
|encounter with ||responsibility for / to |
B |exception to |L |rise in | ban on |exclusion of sb from sth |longing for || basis for / of ||lack of |S | belief in |F |love of |sequel to | benefit of |faith in ||shot at | breach of |fear of |M |specialist in | break from |flair for |mastery of |stock of |
|flock of |mistrust of |substitute for |
C |flow of ||successor to | centre of |fluency in |N |surge in | choice of / between / in |freedom from ||| combination of ||necessity for |T | concern about |G ||talent for | confidence in |generosity towards |0 |taste in | confusion about |grievance against |objection to |tendency to / towards | connection between |grudge against |obsession with |traitor to | consciousness of |||tribute to | control over / of |H |p |trust in | craving for |heir to |portent of || crime against |hostility towards |possibility of |U | cruelty to ||postscript to |undercurrent of | cure for ||potential for |understanding of |
|I |precaution against ||
|impact on ||unit of |
D |impression of |predisposition towards |upshot of | damage to |improvement in |prelude to |upsurge of / in | danger of |inability to |pride in |upturn in | death by |||| 