A. go up/ come up/ walk up (to ~) = approach (e.g. A man came up to me in the street and asked me for money)
A1. catch up (with somebody), catch somebody up = move faster that somebody in front of you so that you reach them (e.g. I’m not ready to go yet. You go on and I’ll catch up with you/ I’ll catch you up)
A2. keep up (with somebody) = continue at the same speed or level (e.g. You’re walking too fast. I can’t keep up (with you), You’re doing well. Keep it up!)

B. set up an organisation, a company, a business, a system, a website etc. = start it (e.g. The government has set up a committee to investigate the problem)
B1. take up a hobby, a spot, an activity etc. = start doing it (e.g. Ann took up photography a few years ago. She takes really good pictures)
B2. fix up a meeting etc. = arrange it (e.g. We’ve fixed up a meeting for next Monday)

C. Grow up = become an adult (e.g. Dul was born in Korea but grew up in England)
C1. Bring up a child = raise, look after a child (e.g. Her parents died when she was a child and she was brought up by her grandparents)
C2. clean up/ clear up/ tidy up something = make it clean, tidy etc. (e.g. Look at this mess! Who’s going to tidy up? (or tidy it up))
C3. wash up = wash the plates, dishes etc. after a meal (e.g. I hate washing up. (or I hate doing the washing-up)

D. end up somewhere, end up doing something etc. (e.g. There was a fight in the street and three men ended up in hospital)
D1. give up = stop trying, give something up = stop doing it (e.g. Don’t give up. Keep trying!)
D2. make up something/ be made up of something (e.g. Children under 16 made up half the population of the city)
D3. take up space or time = use space or time (e.g. Most of the space in the room was taken up by a large table)
D4. turn up/ show up = arrange, appear (e.g. We arranged to meet Bob last night, but he didn’t turn up)
D5. use something up = use all of it so that nothing is left (e.g. I’m going to take a few more photographs. I went to use up the rest of the film)

E. bring up a topic etc. = introduce it in a conversation (e.g. I don’t want to hear any more about this matter. Please don’t bring it up again)
E1. come up = be introduced in a conversation (e.g. Some interesting matter came up in our discussion yesterday)
E2. come up with an idea, a suggestion etc. = produce an idea (e.g. Ann is very creative. She’s always coming with new ideas)
E3. make something up = invent something that is not true (e.g. What Kevin told you about himself wasn’t true. He made it all up)

F. cheer up = be happier, cheer somebody up = make somebody fee happier (e.g. You look so sad! Cheer up!)
F1. save up for something/ to do something = save money to buy something (e.g. Bob is saving up for a trip round the world)
F2. clear up = become bright (for weather) (e.g. It was raining when I got up, but it cleared up during the morning)

G. blow up = explode, blow something up = destroy it with a bomb etc. (e.g. The engine caught fire and blew up)
G1. tear something up = tear it into pieces (e.g. I didn’t read the letter. I just tore and threw it away)
G2. beat somebody up = hit someone repeatedly so that they are badly hurt (e.g. A friend of mine was attacked and beaten up a few days ago. he was badly hurt and had to go to hospital)

H. break up/ split up (with somebody) = separate (e.g. I’m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have split up. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them)
H1. do up a coat, a shoelace, buttons etc. = fasten, tie etc. (e.g. It’s quite cold. Do up you coat before you go out)
H2. do up a building, a room etc. = repair and improve it (e.g. The kitchen looks great now that it has been done up)
H3. look something up in a dictionary/ encyclopaedia etc. (e.g. If you don’t know the meaning of a word, you can look it up in a dictionary)
H4. hold up a person, a place etc. = delay (e.g. Don’t wait for me. I don’t want to hold you up)
H5. mix up people/ things, get people/ things mixed up = you think one is the other (e.g. The two brothers look very similar. Many people mix them up. (or ~ get them mixed up)