Comparar a qualidade e/ou os preços

Ex.: I want to shop around a little before buying my new car.

Exibir-se

Ex.: He is showing off because the girl he likes is here.

Aparecer, chegar a algum lugar.

Ex.: She finally showed up.

Sentar

Ex.: He sat down on the bed.

Dormir uma noite na casa de alguém

Ex.: Can I sleep over at my friend's house?

Organizar, resolver um problema.

Ex.: We have sorted out our problems and everything is fine now.

Falar mais alto

Ex.: Speak up! I can't hear a word you are saying!

Afastar-se, recuar.

Ex.: The police ordered the crowd to stand back.

Ficar acordado

Ex.: I stayed up late yesterday.

Continuar a fazer algo

Ex.: She finds it's impossible to stick to a diet.

Resumir

Ex.: Can I just sum up what we've agreed so far?

ligar / apagar algo

Ex.: Please switch the lights off as you leave.

Parecer-se ou comportar-se com algum membro mais velho da família

Ex.: I take after my mother. We are both impatient.

Desmontar algo

Ex.: He took the car brakes apart and found the problem.

Devolver algo (em alguma loja), retirar algo que se disse

Ex.: I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work.
OK, I take it all back.

Decolar;
Tirar algo (peça de roupa, sapato, joias, etc.)

Ex.: The plane took off two hours later.

Come in and take your shoes off.

Levar alguém para sair

Ex.: My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.

Tirar algo

Ex.: Can you take the garbage out for me?

Assumir o controle de algo, tomar conta de algo

Ex.: A Swedish firm took over the company last year.

Aprender ou começar a fazer algo;
Ocupar algo (espaço, tempo)

Ex.: She took up languages and now she speaks Chinese quite well.

Looking for a place to live has been taking up all my time recently.

Convencer alguém, persuadir

Ex.: I didn't want to move abroad but my husband talked me into it.

Destruir algo rasgando em pedaços

Ex.: She tored up all the letter he had sent her.

Dar bronca em alguém

Ex.: The manager tells you off if you arrive late.

Pensar em algo que aconteceu no passado

Ex.: I keep thinking back to day I met him.

Refletir sobre algo, considerar algo

Ex.: I'll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision.

Jogar algo fora

Ex.: We threw away our old furniture when we won the lottery.