Vocabulary
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Start a project or venture(inseparable)
“Fernanda has just EMBARKED UPON a new professional challenge.”
Empty something completely(separable)
“I must EMPTY OUT the rubbish before I leave for work.”
Finish a certain way(inseparable)
“It'll END IN tears.”
Become or do something unplanned(inseparable)
“We couldn't get tickets for Egypt so we ENDED UP going to Turkey instead.”
Get as a result of something(inseparable)
“He tried hard but ENDED UP WITH a poor grade.”
Join or enter a competition(inseparable)
“They ENTERED FOR the national championship but weren't good enough.”
Become involved in or accept(inseparable)
“They ENTERED INTO an agreement with their rivals.”
Look carefully at someone(separable)
“The guy EYED the other man UP because he was behaving suspiciously.”
Confront(separable)
“The company FACED OFF the competition.”
Accept an unpleasant truth(inseparable)
“Many people find it hard to FACE UP TO the fact that they are getting old.”
Behave indecisively
“He told her to stop FAFFING ABOUT and make her mind up.”
“She told him to stop FAFFING AROUND and make his mind up.”
Laugh a lot
“We FELL ABOUT when we heard what she'd done.”
Break into pieces
“The box FELL APART when I picked it up.”
Retreat
“The army FELL BACK after losing the battle.”
Be able to use in an emergency(inseparable)
“It was good to have some money in the bank to FALL BACK ON when I lost my job.”
Make less progress
“I was ill for a week and FELL BEHIND with my work.”
Fall on the ground
“I slipped on the ice and FELL DOWN.”
Be attracted to somebody, fall in love(inseparable)
“He FELL FOR her the moment their eyes met.”
Collapse
“The ceiling FELL IN hurting a lot of people.”
Start doing something unplanned(inseparable)
“I just FELL INTO my job when an opportunity came up.”
Decrease
“The membership FELL OFF dramatically when the chairperson resigned.”
Argue and be on bad terms with someone
“They FELL OUT over the decision and hardly speak to each other any more.”
“I slipped on the ice and FELL OVER.”
