Vocabulary

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Common words · 2,355 · 361–400

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)

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to calculate; to compute

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to soak up; to absorb

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to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

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to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

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to be in time (for)

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to take in; to bring in; to adopt (e.g. behaviour); to introduce

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to express; to show

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to throw into

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to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to decorate

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to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard

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to create; to bring forth; to produce

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to nominate; to support; to back

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to say; to be called

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to shake off; to shake free from

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to call; to name

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to colour; to color; to paint

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to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

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to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea)

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively

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to move up; to advance

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way

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to be added to; to be appended

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to place (in someone's custody); to entrust (someone) with; to deposit; to check (a bag)

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to be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse; to be destroyed; to be damaged; to break (intransitive)

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to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to ride/board

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care

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to abandon; to give up on; to desert

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to pay (e.g. money, bill)

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to increase; to multiply

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to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind

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to put (into); to put away (in); to put back (in); to keep (in); to store (in); to restore (to its place)

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to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

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to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in

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