(1) He was able to shoot down a flying bird with the bow and arrow.
(2) Faber found his boastfulness irritating. " How many enemy aircraft did you shoot down? "
(3) Pyongyang has warned a shoot down would result in war.

(1) They were climbing up a narrow mountain road...
(2) I ran up the stairs and saw Alison lying at the top...
(3) He was up a ladder sawing off the tops of his apple trees...

(1) a strategic decision to sell off part of the business
(2) Investors are set to make a killing from the sell - off.
(3) He was forced to sell off his land.

(1) All mothers fear for their children when they first leave home.
(2) He felt no fear, for he was very brave.
(3) He began to mistrust and fear for his life.

(1) He could use both hands cupped against the window to see out.
(2) Aside from the red glow, there is nothing to see out of the window.
(3) Please clean the window as I can hardly see out.

(1) Sometimes things have to fall apart to make way for better things.
(2) I'm trying to be more centred, and not fall apart when I go through difficult things.
(3) Many of these guys fall apart when they retire.

(1) It is ridiculous for you to fool about that way.
(2) You shouldn't have let the children fool about / around with dangerous chemicals.
(3) Why must you fool about all day?

(1) I wrote back to Meudon at once to fix up a meeting.
(2) She paused and then said,'shall I fix up the other bedroom? "
(3) I think we can fix up with what you want.

(1) Don't back up the moment you run up against a little difficulty.
(2) This is one of the most puzzling cases I have ever run up against.
(3) When our principles run up against our interests, which should we adhere to?

(1) He refused to settle for anything that was second best.
(2) They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
(3) Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to settle for anything mediocre.

(1) Don't fall behind now, just when you're doing so well.
(2) Don't fall behind with your gas bill.
(3) Put on a spurt, or you'll fall behind.

(1) He's a poor liar; anyone can see through him.
(2) We can see through all that bull.
(3) I see through your little game.

(1) I finally settled on a Mercedes estate.
(2) At first, Chang settle on house, transport facilities is the biggest reason.
(3) Did the tar settle on the road?

(1) The sign on the bus read "Private: Not In Service".
(2) I had to sign on the dole on Monday.
(3) It's time for you to sign on.

(1) She had screwed up her eyes, as if she found the sunshine too bright...
(2) Close your eyes and screw them up tight...
(3) He would start writing to his family and would screw the letter up in frustration...

(1) The two sides agreed to set up a commission to investigate claims...
(2) ...an organization which sets up meetings about issues of interest to women...
(3) Sundays he would sleep late.

(1) I was set to shut out anyone else who came knocking.
(2) I shut out the memory which was too painful to dwell on.
(3) Close the door and shut out that draft!

(1) Tony announced it was time to see about lunch.
(2) I must see about selling the house.
(3) Will you see about putting the child to bed?

(1) Jim tried to figure out the cost.
(2) Instead of getting all riled up about this , we should try to figure out what to do.
(3) Please figure out the total cost.

(1) I fill up the tank with gasoline about once a week.
(2) The sea of hatred [ regrets ] is hard to fill up.
(3) His office began to fill up with people.

(1) Always buy a heater with thermostat control to save on running costs.
(2) I got the fishmonger to skin the fish which helped save on the preparation time.
(3) The shop is open save on Sundays.

(1) They were having to face up to the fact that they had lost everything.
(2) I have grown up now and I have to face up to my responsibilities.
(3) We must face up to our responsibilities and not try to get out of them.

(1) The project could fail if there is inadequate follow-through.
(2) He decided to follow through the business first.
(3) She shaved her legs for you and you didn't follow through?

(1) He's probably going to finish up in jail for business fraud.
(2) finish up your drinks now, please.
(3) We must finish up this business in a day or two.

(1) He will not rush into any decisions.
(2) Don't rush into marriage; you might regret it later.
(3) He felt an irresistible impulse to rush into the room.

(1) a recent fall-off in sales
(2) One slip and you could fall off the building.
(3) When you are learning to ride a bicycle, you often fall off.

(1) You may have some strange disease that may not show up for 10 or 15 years...
(2) The orange tip shows up well against most backgrounds.
(3) He wanted to teach her a lesson for showing him up in front of Leonov...

(1) I enjoyed King Edward's School enormously once I'd settled in.
(2) Many new arrivals expressed their intention to settle in Canada permanently and become Canadian citizens.
(3) The governor of Mexico also encouraged Americans to settle in Texas.

(1) I'll settle up with them soon.
(2) When we approached the till to settle up, he reduced our bill by 50 per cent.
(3) To settle up her bill, Mrs. Blank needed $ 10.

(1) She didn't fit in and she had few social graces.
(2) I think we can fit in an additional room.
(3) All of us couldn't fit in there.

(1) Don't resort to cheap copies; save up for the real thing.
(2) You'd better save up some money for your old age.
(3) You should save up and get a house.

(1) One day I'll want to settle down and have a family...
(2) Before she settled down in Portugal, she had run her own antiques shop in London.
(3) It'd be fun, after the situation in Europe settles down, to take a trip over to France...

(1) All right, there's no need to show off...
(2) He had been showing off for her at the poker table.
(3) Naomi was showing off her engagement ring...

(1) For God's sake shut up. I can't hear myself think!
(2) They say "Tom, shut up" and I go "No, you shut up"
(3) Would you shut up, please! I'm having enough trouble with these children!

(1) follow up order , prepayment , tracking order delivery schedule . Insert POs to ERP Monitor and update there.
(2) follow up the shipment and received the goods in good quality.
(3) follow up the whole process of order execution to ensure timely delivery of qualified products . 5.

(1) Traditional Spanish food is delicious and its specialities are worth searching out...
(2) Many people want jobs. They try to search them out every day.
(3) I want to search out an old school friend.

(1) The lessee will be asked to fill in a leasing application.
(2) fill in the blanks in the following sentences with appropriate prepositions.
(3) This article is long enough to fill in two pages.

(1) There is no reason why they cannot see off the Republican challenge.
(2) Ben had planned a steak dinner for himself after seeing Jackie off on her plane.
(3) We can see off this gang of overpaid crooks.

(1) You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.
(2) We never engage in irregularities.
(3) His troops will only engage in a ground battle when all the odds are in their favour.

(1) After the accident they tried to find out who the people were, but the bodies were too badly mangled to be recognized.
(2) What measures shall we take to find out the thief?
(3) The editor at once sent the journalist a telegram instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.