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Owe

to have to pay someone money because you borrowed it, received a service, or have an unpaid bill.

Every month, my landlord tells me how much I ___ for utilities.

I ___ my friend €20.

Call off

cancel something that was planned.

They ____ed __ the meeting because the manager was sick.

Go through

experience something difficult; examine something carefully.

She ___(2nd form) ____ a difficult time after losing her job.

I need to __ ______ these documents before signing them.

Get over

recover from something; stop being upset about something.

It took me months to ___ ____ the breakup.

Come across

find/meet something or someone unexpectedly.

I ___(2nd form) _____ an interesting video while scrolling through YouTube.

Run into

meet someone unexpectedly.

I ___(2nd form) ___ an old friend at the supermarket yesterday.

Drop off

take someone/something somewhere and leave them there.

I'll ___ you ___ at the station on my way to work.

Pick out

choose something from a group.

She helped me ___ __ a dress for the party.

Count on

rely on someone/something; trust that something will happen.

You can _____ __ me if you need any help.

Come up with

think of / create an idea, solution, plan, etc.

We need to ____ __ ___ a solution to this problem.

Reach for

Move your hand towards something in order to take it.

I ___ed __ my phone without even thinking

In the first place

Originally/ at the beginning/ at all

Why did you buy it __ __ ___ ____?

I didn’t want to go __ __ ___ ____?

Settle for

Accepting something rather that looking for something better

I didn’t really like the apartment but I ___ed __ it because it was cheap.

Don’t ___ __ less than you deserve.

Make time for

Deliberately find time to do something despite being busy.

I don’t have much free time but I try to ___ ___ __ reading.

I am trying to ___ ___ __ exercises

Can’t be bothered to

You don’t feel like making the effort to do something. (Не хочется заморачиваться что-то делать)

I ___ __ ______ __ go out tonight.

I ____(2nd form) __ _______ __ cook

Frisk

to search someone's body/clothes by touching them, usually looking for weapons, drugs, or other prohibited items.

The security guard ____ed me before I entered.

The police ____ed him for weapons.

Hum

to sing a melody with your mouth closed, producing a sound like mmm-mmm-mmm.

I always ___ when I'm in a good mood.

I don't know the lyrics, but I can ___ the melody.

Volatile

likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially becoming angry, violent, or emotionally unstable.

She can be extremely _____ when she's stressed.

The political situation is _____.

Liable

legally responsible for something, especially damage, injury, or money that needs to be paid.

The landlord could be ____ for the repairs.

The hotel may be ____ if someone gets injured on the property.

Sneak in

to secretly bring something/someone into a place, usually because you're not supposed to.

Can you ___ some food _?

She ____ed her boyfriend __ the party.

Seize

to take something, especially officially or by force.

The bank ____ed the house after he stopped paying the mortgage.

Cry for

cry because you miss them, want them, are suffering because of their absence, etc.

The baby was ___ing __ her mother.

Binge watch

watch many episodes of a TV show in one sitting, back-to-back.

We ___ _____ed the whole season in one weekend.

Hand

To give something to someone; to pass; to deliver.

The waiter ____ed us the menus.

The award was ____ed to her by the director.

wail

to make a long, loud, high-pitched sound expressing pain, grief, or sorrow.

He was ___ing with pain.

She ____ed into her pillow.

Strainer

A kitchen tool with holes used to separate solids from liquids — a colander or sieve.

Drain the pasta in a _____.

Flush out

to force something or someone out of a hiding place, or to clean/remove something by pushing liquid or air through it.

The police ____ed __ the suspects from the building.

The body naturally ____s __ excess salt.

Your kidneys ___ __ toxins naturally.

Wicked

Evil, morally bad, cruel

The _____ queen poisoned the princess.

That was a ____ thing to do.

Bore

To make someone feel tired and uninterested.

The lecture ____d me to death.

He ____s everyone with his long stories.

Put someone to sleep

Help someone fall asleep.

I ___ the baby __ ____.

Bore someone.

The lecture ___ me __ ____.

Mailbox

= a box where you receive letters and other mail.

I checked the _____ and found a letter from the bank.

There was a lot of mail in my ____.

Debt of

money that you owe to a person, company, bank, or other organization.

She has a ___ __ about 40,000 rubles.

The company has a ___ __ several million dollars.

Debt to

money that you owe to a person, company, bank, or other organization

She has a ___ __ the bank.

He has a large ___ __ his parents.

Hands-on

involving practical experience of doing something yourself, rather than just reading or learning about it theoretically.

I have some theoretical knowledge of Kafka, but I don't have much ____ experience with it.

I prefer _____ learning to reading textbooks.

Sneeze

to suddenly force air out through your nose and mouth, usually because something irritates your nose.

I ____ed three times.

I can't stop ____ing.