Cambridge English: PET (B1 Preliminary) - General Actions & Expressions

to continue an action or state without interruption

to fulfill expectations or standards set by oneself or others

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

to continue with what one was saying

to ask someone to wait briefly or pause for a moment

to wait with satisfaction for something to happen

to use the available supply of something, leaving too little or none

to decline an invitation, request, or offer

to return to a place, state, or condition

to go under below the surface of a particular substance such as water, sand, tar, mud, etc.

to be given something or to accept something that is sent

to not know the location of a thing or person and be unable to find it

to need a significant amount of time to be able to happen, be completed, or achieved

to go somewhere with someone

to be around something on all sides

to take care of someone or something and attend to their needs, well-being, or safety

to look after a child until they reach maturity

to change from being a child into an adult little by little