Tell somebody a piece of information that another person has told you: Ex: Could you pass this message on to your boss?

Invent an excuse explanation, a story… Ex.: I was late for work so I made up an excuse.

Happen in a particular way or have a particular result, which is often unexpected. Ex.: I wasnt looking forward to the evening, but it turned out to be a lot of fun.

Hit sb or sth while youre driving and knock them to the ground: Ex.: I accidentally ran over a kangaroo last night.

When a bomb goes off, it explodes. Ex.: The bomb went off at exactly 6.37 p.m.

Leave a place quickly because you are frightened or dont want to get caught: Ex.: The thief took my bag and ran away.

Understand or find the answer to something by thinking about it: Ex.: It took me ages to work out the answer to question 3.

Leave the ground and begin to fly: Ex.: The plate took off over an hour late.

Hit somebody hard so that they become unconscious: Ex.: The wife hit her husband so hard that she knocked him out.

Become conscious again after being knocked out: Ex.: When he came round, he couldnt remember anything.

Avoid doing something you dont want to do. Ex.: They tried to get out of writing a report because they were lazy.

Feel better after you have been unhappy or ill. Ex.: * Ive got a terrible headache. * Try taking some painkillers so youll get it over soon.

Increase or rise. Ex.: The number of school leavers is still going up.

Find some information in a book or on a computer. Ex.: We looked some adverts up and found really nice houses in a good neighbour hood.

Tell someone some information you think they dont know or have forgotten. Ex.: They both pointed out their happy state.

Decide or arrange to do something at a later time. She thought she had to put less important things off so thered be some time for her rest.

Argue with someone and stop being friendly with them. Ex.: Wed better go, otherwise we three might fall out.

Think of an idea or a solution to a problem. Ex.: Darling! Ive come up with an idea how to visit my old friend more often.

End a marriage or relationship. Ex.: Denis and his wife split up last year. Hes single again.

Find something by accident. I came across a good music tones website which had an extensive library of popular songs.