Verbs: make, do, take… — B1 level

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Word	Definition
make a complaint	to tell someone that you are not happy about something
make a suggestion	to share an idea about what could be done
make an excuse	to give a reason for something, often not the true one
make up your mind	to finally decide after thinking for a long time
make a living	to earn enough money to pay for what you need in life
make a point	to say something important you want others to hear
make the most of	to use a chance or time in the best way you can
do damage	to harm something badly
do harm	to cause damage to someone
do wonders	to make things much better
do without	to manage without something you want
take responsibility	to accept that a problem is yours to handle
take advantage of	to use a good chance to help yourself
take into account	to think about a fact when making a decision
take pride in	to feel good and happy about something you did well
take for granted	to not notice how good something is because you have it
get the point	to understand the main idea of what someone is saying
get over	to feel better after being sick or sad
get carried away	to become too excited and lose control of yourself
get the hang of	to learn how to do something well
get on someone's nerves	to annoy a person and make them feel angry
get away with	to do something bad without being caught
have a word	to talk to someone about something serious
have an impact	to cause a strong effect on something
have doubts	to not feel sure that something is true
give a speech	to stand and talk to a group of people about a topic
give priority	to treat something as more important than other things
give the impression	to make people think or feel a certain way about you
give way	to stop and let someone else go first
keep track of	to watch or follow something so you know what happens
keep up with	to stay at the same level as something else without falling behind
keep an eye on	to watch something carefully to make sure it is safe
hold back	to stop yourself or someone from doing something
break a habit	to stop doing something that you do again and again
break the news	to tell someone about something important or surprising
break the silence	to start talking after a time with no one speaking
catch someone's eye	to get someone to notice you or look at you
catch up	to reach the same level as others
pay a compliment	to say something nice about a person or their work
pay a visit	to go to see someone or a place for a short time
pay the price	to suffer bad results because of what you chose to do
pay respect	to show that you think highly of someone or something
pay off	to succeed and bring a good result
run a risk	to do something knowing that something bad could happen
run smoothly	to work well without any problems or delays
run short of	to have very little of something that you need
put effort into	to work hard on something because it matters to you
put pressure on	to push someone to do something they may not want to
put into practice	to start using an idea or plan in real life
put up with	to accept something bad without getting angry
set an example	to act in a way that shows others how they should act
set a deadline	to pick a date by which something must be finished
come to a conclusion	to reach a final answer after thinking carefully
come in handy	to be useful at a time when you really need help
come up with	to think of an idea or plan

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