| A | B |
| to stop by | to bisit or stop somewhere briefly |
| to drop (someone) a line | to write a note to someone |
| to give (someone) a call | to telephone |
| to come across | to meet or find unexpectedly |
| to cross one's mind | to come to one's thoughts unexpectedly or briefly, to occur to one |
| to stand for | to represent, to signify; to tolerate |
| to stand a chance | to have the possibility of accomplishing something |
| to look on | to watch as a spectator, to observe |
| to look up to | to admire, to respect greatly |
| to look down on | to feel superiour to, to think of someone as less important |
| to take off | to leave the ground (for airplanes); to leave, often in a hurry |
| to pull off | to succeed in doing something difficult; to exit to the side of a road |