English Equivalent Phrases and Phrasal Verbs

A collection of 48 English vocabulary flashcards covering common synonyms, phrasal verbs, and equivalent expressions from the lecture notes.

meet by chance

come across / run into / bump into

be excited about sth

look forward to (doing) sth

start / begin

set out to / get started on

continue

carry on / go on / keep on (doing)

stop / quit

give up / cut down on

return

come back / go back / get back

visit

drop by / stop by / come over

investigate

look into

invent

come up with

look like / resemble

take after

raise (a child)

bring up / look after

establish

set up / found

postpone

put off / delay

reduce

cut down on

disappoint

let down

depend on

rely on / count on

recover from

get over

contact

get in touch with / reach out to

manage to do

succeed in doing / be able to

repair

fix up / do up

review / check

look over / go over

discover

find out / come across

escape

get away from / run away from

be easy to do sth

have no difficulty (in) doing sth

be difficult / hard to do sth

have difficulty / trouble (in) doing sth

be unable to do sth

have difficulty / trouble (in) doing sth

be successful in

have success in / succeed in doing

be interested in

have an interest in / enjoy doing

be careful

take care / pay attention to

be responsible for

take responsibility for

be interested in (alternative)

be keen on / be fond of

be bored

be fed up with / be tired of

be proud of

take pride in

enter (a room)

go into / come into / walk into

exit / leave

go out of / walk out of / get out of

assemble / gather

get together / come together

solve

work out / figure out / sort out

prepare

get ready for / set up

avoid

stay away from / keep away from

survive

get through / make it through

manage / handle

deal with / cope with / get through

make a decision

decide / choose to

make a suggestion

suggest (doing) / recommend

take part in

participate in / join in / engage in

take care of

look after / care for / tend to

pay attention to

focus on / concentrate on

pay a visit to

visit / drop by / stop by

something goes wrong

break down