Vocabulary
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Support or defend(inseparable)
“You have to STICK UP FOR yourself here, because no one will back you.”
Not change something(inseparable)
“We'd better STICK WITH our original idea.”
Become rigid(separable)
“My back STIFFENS UP in cold weather.”
Make trouble for someone else(separable)
“He STIRRED things UP by complaining to senior management about his line manager.”
Make a deal, create something quickly and without attention to detail(separable)
“They STITCHED TOGETHER an agreement to form a coalition.”
Sew something so that it is closed(separable)
“I STITCHED UP the hole in my sleeve.”
Leave somewhere angrily
“He lost his temper and STOMPED OFF home.”
Treat badly or defeat(inseparable)
“They STOMP ON their competitors.”
Visit someone for a short time
“Why don't you STOP AROUND my place on your way back?”
Return somewhere
“I'll STOP BACK this afternoon when you're free.”
Stay somewhere when other people leave
“I STOPPED BEHIND at the end of the lecture to ask a couple of questions.”
Visit somewhere briefly or quickly(inseparable)
“I must STOP BY the supermarket and pick up some things for dinner.”
Stay at home
“I was feeling tired so I STOPPED IN last night.”
Break a journey
“We STOPPED OFF for lunch about halfway there, then carried on driving.”
Be out late, especially when you are expected home
“Her parents were annoyed because she STOPPED OUT all night.”
Stay somewhere when on a journey
“I STOPPED OVER in Bangkok for a couple of days on my way back from Tokyo.”
Stay up late(separable)
“I STOPPED UP last night watching the film.”
Memorise or commit something to memory for later use(separable)
“I STORED UP a lot of issues they had to make my complaint.”
Leave a place angrily
“They had a row and he STORMED OFF.”
“He lost his temper and STORMED OUT OF the bar. (If you don't mention the place, you can just say 'He stormed out')”
Hide in a vehicle to travel without people knowing
“She STOWED AWAY on the plane but was caught when it landed.”
Make something straight(separable)
“I'm always having to STRAIGHTEN OUT the wires connected to my computer.”
Stand straight(separable)
“She STRAIGHTENED UP when her boss walked in.”
Lie down with your limbs extended in a relaxed manner
“She STRETCHED OUT on the sofa.”
