verbs

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to get something from a particular place
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to source
to consider a person, subject, or situation to be important or dangerous and worth your attention or respect
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to take sm/sth seriously
to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important
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patronize
to have someone or something as the main or most important interest or subject
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to revolve around sm/sth
to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person
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to tease
to give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person
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devote to sth/sm
to do little while waiting for something that is going to happen
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to mark time
to be currently popular or fashionable, refers to something that is trendy or in style at a particular time.
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to be 'in thing'
to return something or someone to an earlier good condition or position
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to restore
The badly neglected paintings have all been carefully restored.
to be very focused on or enthusiastic about sth
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to be all about
made significant effort, taken great care, or faced challenges to achieve something or resolve a situation
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to have gone to a lot of trouble
to show, express, or be a sign of something
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reflect
to push a finger or other pointed object quickly into someone or something
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to poke
You'll poke someone in the eye with that umbrella if you're not careful!
to visibly show or radiate feelings of deep thankfulness and appreciation, often through expressions like a warm smile or a bright, happy appearance
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to glow with graditude
to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise
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to slam
to burn the skin with boiling liquid or steam
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to scald
I dropped a pan of boiling water and scalded my leg.
to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly
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crouch
He crouched to pick something up from the floor.
to lie in a comfortable curved position
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to curl up
to take something quickly and keep or hold it
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to seize
I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me.
to take using sudden force
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to seize
The rebels have seized ten soldiers to use as hostages.
to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period
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amass
Richard amassed an army of 12.000 men near the town of Leicester.
Refers to very strong and powerful winds, often associated with stormy weather.
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blow a gale
to steal something from a place or a person by using violence, especially during war
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to pillage
to make someone extremely frightened
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strike fear/terror into someone
to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something
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to plead
He was on his knees, pleading for mercy/forgiveness.
to start an activity with a particular aim
phrasal verb
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to set out
She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.
to care for something or someone
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to tend
to have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god
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to worship
On the island the people worshipped different gods.
to bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember
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to recall
to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object
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to seek
to ask for advice, help, approval, permission, etc
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to seek
to (make something) become larger in amount or size
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to increase
to go and live somewhere, especially permanently
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to settle
to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back
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to banish
They were banishedfrom the library for making a noise.
to get something by force or threats, or with difficulty
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to extort
He had been extorting money from the old lady for years.
make (something) greater by adding to it; increase
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to augment
he augmented his summer income by painting houses

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