Quit(1): If I don't get more money I'll quit.

quit as something He has decided to quit as manager of the team.

quit something He quit the show last year because of bad health.
(North American English) She quit school at 16.
Quit(3): We decided it was time to quit the city.
The landlord gave them all notice to quit.
Abandon(2): SYNONYM leave
abandon something Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
He gave the order to abandon ship (= to leave the ship because it was sinking).
abandon something to somebody/something They had to abandon their lands to the
invading forces.
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Walk out of sth: they hinted that they would walk out of peace talks.

Wait behind, stay behind, hang back

Keep sb back/ after
Detention: They cant give me (a) detention for this.
SEE ALSO detain

Keep to(4): she's pushing for nighty and she almost keep to her home.
Leave sth behind: She knew that she had left childhood behind.
Drop(9): She's been dropped from the team because of injury.
He spoke with a cockney accent and dropped his aitches (= did not pronounce the
letter h at the start of words).
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#Force to leave a place

Exclusion(4): the exclusion of disruptive students from school
Two exclusions from one school in the same week is unusual.
Fling sb out= throw out.
See: StopProceed: boot sb out.
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#Leave a place
Bail(v2): Sorry, I really have to bail.
Blow(15v): let's blow this place
Bug out: We should bug out now before it's too late.
They decided it was time to bug out.
Get the hell out of sth: Let's get the hell out of here.
Scarper: The police arrived, so we scarpered. see: hotfoot it,
Make tracks: Its getting lateId better make tracks.
Excuse(v3): Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a very busy man.
She excused herself and left the meeting early.
Exeunt: Exeunt Antony and Cleopatra.
COMPARE exit
Love your and leave you: Well, time to love you and leave you.
Overstay your
Out of here: As soon as I get my money I'm out of here!
Get along: It's time we were getting along.
Get moving: It's latewe'd better get moving.
Get off | get sb off: We got off straight after breakfast.
He got the children off to school. see here: set out.
Shoot off: SYNONYM dash (1)
I had to shoot off at the end of the meeting.
Take off(2): When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction.
Take sb off to sth
Go off(1): she went off to buy some drinks. see here: go for sth. see: he hipped
out for the bank
Clear off: He cleared off when he heard the police siren.
You've no right to be here. Clear off!
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Get away from sth: I won't be able to get away from the office before 7.
Go away(1): just go away, go away and think about it, then let me know.
Go away(2): they've gone away for a few days, I am going away on business.
Get out of sth: You ought to get out of the house more.
She screamed at me to get out.
Sally out | sally forth: After lunch she sallied forth in the snow for a short
walk.
Go out(1): she goes out a lot, she goes out drinking every day.
Skedaddle.

Go(v5)= depart: when does this train go? I must be going now, they came at six and
went at nine, has she gone yet? he's been going an hour.
Go(v6): to go on a trip/ journey/ trip/ cruise etc, Richard has gone on leave for
two weeks.
Depart: OPPOSITE arrive
depart (for) (from) Flights for Rome depart from Terminal 3.
She waited until the last of the guests had departed.
depart something (North American English) The train departed Amritsar at 6.15 p.m.
Peel out: She peeled out of the driveway and sped down the street.
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Take a powder.
Split(v7): Let's split!
Scoot: I'd better scoot or I'll be late.
They scooted off to Dublin for the weekend.
Hightail it: They ran out of the gates and hightailed it up the road.
Hotfoot it: When the police arrived, they hotfooted it out of there.
Leg it: We saw the police coming and legged it down the road
Do a runner.
Make a run for it
Make a moonlight flit
Make a break for sth: He suddenly leapt up and made a break for the door.
They decided to make a break for it (= to try and escape) that night.
Do a bunk
See: handling: #Esacpe: make a bolt for it, break for it, do a runner etc.
Skip(6): The bombers skipped the country shortly after the blast.
Skip off/ out
Decamp: He sold their furniture and decamped with the money.
The firms production unit has decamped to California.
The first person to take up the job decamped after a few days. Waltz off with sth:
He just waltzed off with my car!
See: crime: run off with sth
Abscond(2): He absconded with the company funds.
Clear out of sth: He cleared out with all the money and left her with the kids.

Break cover: The vehicles broke cover and headed towards the enemys headquarters.
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Abscond: She absconded from every childrens home they placed her in.
Get away from sth
Make yourself scarce: I could see he was annoyed so I made myself scarce. see:
play gooseberry,

Walk off
Pack your bags
Going: SYNONYM departure
We were all sad at her going.
Departure: His sudden departure threw the office into chaos.
Flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure.
They had received no news of him since his departure from the island.
OPPOSITE arrival

Entrance(2): His sudden entrance took everyone by surprise.

A fanfare signalled the entrance of the king.
She made her entrance after all the other guests had arrived.
The hero makes his entrance (= walks onto the stage) in Scene 2.
Entry(1): She made her entry to the sound of thunderous applause.
The children were surprised by the sudden entry of their teacher.
entry (into something) How did the thieves gain entry into the building?
Ingress: door seals that prevent ingress of water X egress.
Go in: let's go in it's getting cold.

Way out= exit.

Wicket gate
Mouth(n3): the mouth of a cave/pit
SEE ALSO goalmouth
Maw: They drove into the maw of the city. see: mouth of cave. the jaw of tunnel.
Way(9): the way in/out
They escaped out the back way.
SEE ALSO companionway
Egress: doorways intended for egress only
COMPARE access, ingress

Gone(2): Is Tom here? No, he was gone before I arrived.

On the way out, en route

Comings and goings: It's hard to keep track of the children's comings and goings.
Come and go: They had a party next doorwe heard people coming and going all
night.
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Want in/ out: The dog wants in.

Re-enter
Re-entry: She feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain.
a re-entry programme for nurses (= for nurses returning to work after a long time
doing something else)
Returner: women returners
courses for adult returners
Regain: They finally managed to regain the beach.
See: resume your seat.

Leave(v8): leave something/somebody (+ adverb/preposition) I've left my bag on the

bus.
leave something/somebody behind Don't leave any of your belongings behind.
He wasn't well, so we had to leave him behind.
Part company with/ from sb: This is where we part company (= go in different
directions).
The band have parted company with their manager.
The band and their manager have parted company.
Part(v): We parted at the airport.
I hate to part on such bad terms.
part from somebody He has recently parted from his wife (= they have started to
live apart). see: split with his wife.
SEE ALSO parting
Parting(n): the moment of parting
We had a tearful parting at the airport.
Parting(adj): a parting kiss. goodbye kiss
His parting words were I love you.
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Get off | get off sth: Could you get off (work) early tomorrow?

Outflow: There was a capital outflow of $22 billion in 2008.

a steady outflow of oil from the tank
the outflow of refugees
OPPOSITE inflow

Set out: They set out on the last stage of their journey.
Start(5): SYNONYM set off, set out
What time are we starting tomorrow?
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Arrival(1): Guests receive dinner on/upon arrival at the hotel.
We apologize for the late arrival of the train.
the arrival of the mail in the morning
daily arrivals of refugees
There are 120 arrivals and departures every day.
OPPOSITE departure
Arrival(2): The first arrivals at the concert got the best seats.
early/late/new arrivals. see here: a latecomer.
We're expecting a new arrival (= a baby) in the family soon. see: the patter of
tiny feet, a bun in the oven.

Blow in | blow into sth: Look who's just blown in!

Have you heard who's blown into town?
Get in | Get into sth: The train got in late.
What time do you get into Heathrow?

Hit(9): Follow this footpath and you'll eventually hit the road.
The President hits town tomorrow.

Fetch up: And then, a few years later, he somehow fetched up in Rome. see: land up,
end up.
Land up at/ in sth= end up: be careful you don't want to land up in hospital, we
were in a tour and eventually we landed up in Seattle.
Feet first: You'll have to carry me out feet first! see: on my dead body. see:
first-foot.

Landfall: After three weeks they made landfall on the coast of Ireland.
Hurricane Katrina roared across the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall.
San Salvador is thought to be the original landfall of Christopher Columbus.
Reach(v1): They didn't reach the border until after dark.
The beach can only be reached by boat.
I hope this letter reaches you.
Reachable: The farm is only reachable by car.
The capital is reachable in less than an hour by plane. see: accessible,
approachable.

Back(adv6): We should have turned left five kilometres back.

Back at home, her parents were worried.
I can't wait to get back home.
Go back to sth:
Come back: You came back (= came home) very late last night.
The colour was coming back to her cheeks.
(figurative) United came back from being two goals down to win 32.
Start back: Isnt it time we started back?
Get back: What time did you get back last night?
We only got back from our trip yesterday.
Get(17): We got to San Diego at 7 o'clock.
You got in very late last night.
What time did you get here?
I haven't got very far with the book I'm reading.
Return(v): I waited a long time for him to return.
return (to) (from) She's returning to Australia tomorrow after six months in
Europe.
I returned from work to find the house empty.
When did she return home from the trip?
I had to return to the store to look for my purse.
Return(n): He was met by his brother on his return from Italy.
I saw the play on its return to Broadway.
on the return flight/journey/trip

Homecoming: She spent the day preparing for his homecoming.

She felt no sense of homecoming.
Homeward= homewards: Commuters were heading homeward at the end of the day.
We drove homewards in silence.
We were homeward bound at last.
Homeward(adj): the homeward journey
Uptown: uptown train.
Inbound: inbound flights/passengers
Outbound: outbound flights/passengers
Outgoing: This telephone should be used for outgoing calls.
outgoing flights/passengers
the outgoing tide
Incoming: incoming flights
the incoming tide
incoming calls/mail
Outward bound: Soon they were outward bound for the Great Barrier Reef.
Outward(2): the outward voyage/journey
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Latecomer: He was something of a latecomer to the band.
Latecomers will not be admitted until the interval.
The presentation was interrupted by latecomers drifting in.
They made space at the table for the latecomers.
Roll in(2): Steve rolled in around lunchtime. see here: pitch up.

Roll in(1): Offers of help are still rolling in.

Flood: SYNONYM pour
Refugees continue to flood into neighbouring countries.
Telephone calls came flooding in from all over the country.
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Nonappearance: The non-appearance of the band at the concert was a big
disappointment.
Non-attendance: the problems of childrens non-attendance at school
No-show: No-shows are a great problem in the hotel trade.
Fans were disappointed by his no-show at the festival.
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Be in attendance: Several heads of state were in attendance at the funeral.

Around(7): There was more money around in those days.
I knocked but there was no one around.
Digital television has been around for some time now.
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Stand sb up: I've been stood up!

Turn out: A vast crowd turned out to watch the procession.

Turn up: We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never turned up.
Pitch up: SYNONYM turn up (2)
You can't just pitch up and expect to get in without a ticket. see here: roll in.
Come up(8): Is lunch ready? Coming up!
Show(14): I waited for an hour but he didn't show. see: show up.
Show up: It was getting late when she finally showed up.
Appear(6): By ten o'clock Lee still hadn't appeared.
Appearance(2): The sudden appearance of a security guard caused them to drop the
money and run.
I don't want to go to the party, but I suppose I'd better put in an appearance (=
go there for a short time).
Turn up like a bad penny.

Attendance(2): high/low/falling/poor attendances

There was an attendance of 42 at the meeting.
Cinema attendances have risen again recently.
Turnout: This year's festival attracted a record turnout.
All present and correct | all present and accounted for. see: Mary Celeste.

Meet(4): Will you meet me at the airport?

The hotel bus meets all incoming flights.
I met him off the plane.
Make it: I'm sorry I won't be able to make it (= for example, to a party) on
Saturday.
Miss(v4): She hasn't missed a game all year.
You missed a good party last night (= because you did not go).
Are you coming to the school play? I wouldn't miss it for the world.
See: give it a miss, skip it.

Leaver: school-leavers
Ditch(v): to ditch school
Cut(18): He's always cutting class.
Sag off | sag sth off: We sagged off school and wrote the song.
She sagged off from a double maths lesson.
Bunk off | bunk off school/ work: SYNONYM skive
SYNONYM play truant
Im going to bunk off this afternoon.
She had bunked off work all week.
Skive: SYNONYM bunk off
Where's Tom? Skiving as usual.
skive off She always skives off early on Fridays.
I always skived off school when I could.
skive something I skived the last lecture.
Play hooky= play hookey= play truant.
Truant: A number of pupils have been truanting regularly.
Truancy: Truancy rates at the school are very high.
a government campaign to cut truancy
measures to combat persistent truancy in our schools
parents who condone their childrens truancy
Absenteeism X Presenteeism
See: avoid: dodge.
Absentee
Away: SYNONYM absent
There were ten children away yesterday.
Sorry, he's away.
away from somebody/something She was away from work for a week.
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Come down from sth X come up to sth

Drop out of sth: She started a degree but dropped out after only a year.
Dropout: college dropouts
a university with a high dropout rate
See: gapper

AWOL: He's gone AWOL from his base.

(humorous) The guitarist went AWOL in the middle of the recording. see: go
walkabout.
Absent(v): He had absented himself from the office for the day.
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Blend in with sth: choose a decor that blend in with your curtains, the thieves
soon blended in with the crowd then ran away.
Blend/ fade into the woodwork. see: chameleon
Merge into the background
See: the thives blended in with the crowd.
Conspicuous by your absence: When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was
conspicuous by her absence.
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Stay down
Keep/ get your head down: If I were you, Id keep your head down for a couple of
weeks.
Keep a low profile.
Lie low
Doggo: Lie doggo
High/ low profile: This issue has had a high profile in recent months.
I advised her to keep a low profile for the next few days (= not to attract
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Presence(2): He hardly seemed to notice my presence.
Her presence during the crisis had a calming effect.
(formal) Your presence is requested at the meeting.
OPPOSITE absence
Present(adj2): Most fathers wish to be present at the birth of their child.
There were 200 people present at the meeting.
The mistake was obvious to all those present.
I wasnt present when the doctor examined him.
OPPOSITE absent
Attend(1): We'd like as many people as possible to attend.
attend something The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders.
to attend a wedding/funeral
Attend(v2): Our children attend the same school.
How many people attend church every Sunday?
Your dentist will ask you to attend for regular check-ups.
The child was failing to attend regularly at the school.
Attendance(1): Attendance at these lectures is not compulsory.
Teachers must keep a record of students' attendances.

Attender= attendee: She's a regular attender at evening classes.

See: goer.

Be in at sth: they were in at the start.

Be in evidence: The police were much in evidence at today's demonstration.
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Present(v9): You will be asked to present yourself for interview.

She was ordered to present herself in court on 20 May.

In absentia: Two foreign suspects will be tried in absentia.

In sbs presence | in the presence of sb: The document was signed in the presence
of two witnesses.
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Expatriate
Repatriate

Extradite, deport,

Hemorrhage: Poor working conditions have led to a steady haemorrhage of qualified

teachers from our schools.
Brain drian: a brain drain to the US
FOB: fresh off boat.
Economic migrant: They claimed they were political refugees and not economic
migrants.
Tax exile.
Illegal(n)
Guest worker
Refugee: a steady flow of refugees from the war zone
political/economic refugees
a refugee camp
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Migrate: SYNONYM emigrate

Thousands were forced to migrate from rural to urban areas in search of work.
Emigrate: The family left Czechoslovakia in 1968 and emigrated to America.
Many people who emigrated experienced poverty and racism when they arrived.
My grandparents emigrated from Vietnam to the US in the 1980s.
Immigrate: About 6.6 million people immigrated to the United States in the 1970s.
Emogration: the mass emigration of Jews from Eastern Europe
COMPARE immigration
Immigration: laws restricting immigration into the US
a rise/fall in immigration
immigration officers
Migration: seasonal migration
mass migrations
the migration routes of birds
Emigrant: emigrant workers
emigrants to Canada
During the reign of Charles I there was a flood of emigrants to North America.
My grandparents were Italian emigrants who settled in New York in the 1920s.
Immigrant: immigrant communities/families/workers
illegal immigrants
Migrant: These industries relied on migrant workers from poorer rural areas.
Migratory: migratory flights/birds
Sedentary: Rhinos are largely sedentary animals.
a sedentary population

First generation(n):
First generation(adj): first-generation Caribbeans in the UK

Displace(2): Around 10 000 people have been displaced by the fighting.

If the dam is built it will displace 100 000 people.
Flee: She burst into tears and fled.
flee from somebody/something a camp for refugees fleeing from the war
flee to/into He fled to London after an argument with his family.
flee something He was caught trying to flee the country.
The driver had already fled the scene of the accident.
Deport: He was convicted of drug offences and deported.
Many refugees were forcibly deported back to the countries they had come from.
The government refused to grant them refugee status and deported them. see:
extradite.
Deportee
Repatriate: The refugees were forcibly repatriated.
The insurance will cover the costs of repatriating you and your family in the case
of an accident.
Tourists who are injured or fall sick are repatriated.
Resettle: Many of the refugees were resettled in Britain and Canada. see:
assimilate.
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#Disappear
Away(5): The water boiled away.
The music faded away.
They danced the night away (= all night).
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Take sth away: I was given some pills to take away the pain.
Go away(3): the smell still hasn't go away yet.
Melt away | melt sth away: At the first sign of trouble, the crowd melted away.
Dissolve(4): When the ambulance had gone, the crowd dissolved.
dissolve something His calm response dissolved her anger.
See: strength: my anger dropped away: drop away etc. see there: dissipate etc.
Burn away | burn sth away: Half the candle had burnt away.
The clothing on his back got burnt away in the fire.
Fly/ go out of the window: As soon as the kids arrived, order went out of the
window.
Evaporate: Her confidence had now completely evaporated. see: erode.
Their lead in the opinion polls evaporated overnight.
Fall away: His supporters fell away as his popularity declined.
The market for their products fell away to almost nothing.
All our doubts fell away.
The houses fell away as we left the city. see: taper off, tail away
Slip away: Their support gradually slipped away.
Die away: The sound of their laughter died away.
Wither(2): All our hopes just withered away.
See: strength: our hoped crumbled away.
Fade(2): Her smile faded.
fade away Hopes of reaching an agreement seem to be fading away.
The laughter faded away.
fade to/into something His voice faded to a whisper (= gradually became quieter).
All other issues fade into insignificance compared with the struggle for survival.
Summer was fading into autumn.

Peter out: The campaign petered out for lack of support.

The road petered out into a dirt track.
The conversation became strained and eventually petered out.
Fizzle out: The threatened revolt just fizzled out.
Her parents are hoping that the relationship will fizzle out.
Die(2): The old customs are dying.
His secret died with him (= he never told anyone).
The words died on my lips (= I stopped speaking).
Drive sth out of sth: New fashions drive out old ones.
The supermarkets are driving small shopkeepers out of business. see: lose out to.
Lift(v6): SYNONYM disperse
The fog began to lift.
(figurative) Gradually my depression started to lift.
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Dissipation: the dissipation of energy in the form of heat

Dissolution(2): the dissolution of barriers of class and race
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Merge(2): the hills soon merged into the skies.
Swallow(v3): swallow somebody/something I watched her walk down the road until she
was swallowed by the darkness.
swallow somebody/something up Large areas of countryside have been swallowed up by
towns.
Melt into sth: Once the introductions had been made, she melted into the
background.

Go(v26)= disappear: has your headache gone yet? I left it here and when I came bacm
it had gone.
Walk(5): Lock up any valuables. Things tend to walk here (= be stolen).
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Go in: the sun went in. see: the sun come up.

Do/ perform/ stage a vanishing/ disappearing act. see here: marry celeste,
walkabout, AWOL.
Disappear / vanish etc into thin air: She cant just have vanished into thin air.
Disappear/ vanish off the face of the earth: Keep lookingthey can't just have
vanished off the face of the earth.

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Bob up: The dark head of a seal bobbed up a few yards away.
Resurface: The submarine resurfaced.
(figurative) All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again.

Surface(v2): SYNONYM emerge

Doubts began to surface.
She surfaced again years later in London.
No further information has surfaced yet.
Emerge: emerge (from something) The swimmer emerged from the lake.
She finally emerged from her room at noon.
He emerged from the shadows.
emerge (into something) We emerged into bright sunlight.
Re-emerge: The cancer may re-emerge years later.
Return(n3): SYNONYM reappearance
the return of spring
a return of my doubts
Return(v): SYNONYM reappear, resurface
The following day the pain returned.
Her suspicions returned when things started going missing again.
Reappear: She went upstairs and did not reappear until morning.
The moon reappeared from behind a cloud.

Heave into sight/ view: A ship hove into sight.

Like a galleon in full sail, Cara hove into view.
Loom(v): A dark shape loomed up ahead of us.
Loom(v2): There was a crisis looming.
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Manifest: SYNONYM appear

The symptoms of the disease manifested themselves in her body ten days later.
Materialize(2): A tall figure suddenly materialized at her side.
(informal) The train failed to materialize (= it did not come).
Turn up like a bad penny.
Spring from: Where on earth did you spring from?
Burst on sth | burst onto sth: A major new talent has burst onto the literary
scene.
Visitation(3): a visitation from/ of a gost
Out of thin air: Unfortunately, I cant just conjure up the money out of thin air!
Incursion(2): the incursion of tv into the cenema scene.
Come/ crawl out of the woodwork: When he won the lottery, all sorts of distant
relatives came out of the woodwork.

Bring sth out: A crisis brings out the best in her. see: bring out the wrost in sb
Bring sth up(3): Click with the right mouse button to bring up a new menu.
Spring(v4): Tears sprang to her eyes.
He tried to bite back the words that sprang to his lips.
Spring up: Play areas for children are springing up all over the place.
Opposition groups are springing up like mushrooms.
Sprout(v2): Hundreds of mushrooms had sprouted up overnight.
sprout something The town has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs in
recent years.
Pop(v5): The window opened and a dog's head popped out.
An idea suddenly popped into his head.
(computing) The dialog box pops up every time I try to close the browser. see
here: spring from

Come along: When the right opportunity comes along, she'll take it.
Come in(6): The train is coming in now.
News is coming in of a serious plane crash in France.
She has over a thousand pounds a month coming in from her investments.
Come(2): They continued until they came to a river.
What time did you come (= to my house)?
Spring came late this year.
Your breakfast is coming soon.
Have any letters come for me?
Help came at last.
The CD comes complete with all the words of the songs.
The time has come (= now is the moment) to act.
Come(3): come for something I've come for my book.
come about something I've come about my book.
come to do something I've come to get my book.
come doing something He came looking for me.

Crop up: SYNONYM come up (4)

His name just cropped up in conversation.
I'll be latesomething's cropped up at home.
Come up(3): I'm afraid something urgent has come up.
We'll let you know if any vacancies come up.
Come up(4): The subject came up in conversation.
The question is bound to come up at the meeting.

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Bear(v8): three kings bearing gifts
Burden(v): he got off the bus burdened with two heavy case.
Lug: I had to lug my bags up to the fourth floor.
 I had to lug his stuff all the way to the top floor.
Leave your books hereyou dont want to lug those around with you all day.
Cart(v2): We had to cart our luggage up six flights of stairs.
Manhandle: SYNONYM haul
They were trying to manhandle an old sofa across the road.
Heft(v): The two men hefted the box into the car.
Hump(v): I've been humping furniture around all day.
Schlep: I'm not schlepping these suitcases all over town.
Tote(v1): We arrived, toting our bags and suitcases.
Tote(v2): gun-toting soldiers

Drive(12): Huge waves drove the yacht onto the rocks.

Transport: SYNONYM carry
The seeds are transported by the wind.
Blood transports oxygen around the body.
Channel(v3): A sensor channels the light signal along an optical fibre.
Shoulder(v4): She shouldered her bag and set off home.
to shoulder arms (= to hold a weapon, rifle, etc. against your shoulder while you
are not using it)

Hold(1v): She was holding a large box.

I held the mouse by its tail.
The girl held her father's hand tightly.
He was holding the baby in his arms.
The winning captain held the trophy in the air.
We were holding hands (= holding each other's hands).
The lovers held each other close.

About/ on your person: Relatives of the dead man were traced through an address
found on his person.

Bearer: coffin bearers

SEE ALSO pall-bearer, ring bearer, standard-bearer, stretcher-bearer
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition Oxford University Press, 2015

Bring sb round: Bring the family round one evening. We'd love to meet them.

Reach(8): reach something (down) for somebody Can you reach that box down for me?
reach somebody (down) something Can you reach me down that box?
Get(4): SYNONYM fetch
get somebody/something Quickgo and get a cloth!
Somebody get a doctor!
I have to go and get my mother from the airport (= collect her).
get something for somebody Get a drink for John.
get somebody/yourself something Get John a drink.
Fetch: fetch somebody/something to fetch help/a doctor
The inhabitants have to walk a mile to fetch water.
She's gone to fetch the kids from school.
fetch somebody something Could you fetch me my bag?
Go for sth: she's gone for some milk. see here: Go off(1): she went off to buy some
drinks.