start up
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～ get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
start up
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～ get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
split up
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～ become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
spruce up
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～ make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
square up
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～ even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
stand up
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～ resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
stand up
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～ rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
stand up
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～ defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"
split up
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～ discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
stand up
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～ refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
spring up
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～ come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
stand up
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～ be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
square up
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～ make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
spice up
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～ make more interesting or flavorful; "Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer"
spiff up
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～ make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
stand up
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～ put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
spirit up
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～ infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"
spruce up
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～ dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"
sponge up
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～ absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter"
spit up
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～ discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth