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Phrasal Verbs
1. Stem from - Originate or arise
2. Stick up - Defend or support
3. Strike up - Initiate or start
4. Swear off - Abstain or renounce
5. Take in - Understand or comprehend
6. Tear apart - Separate or divide violently
7. Throw away - Discard or waste
8. Touch base - Make contact or communicate
9. Trade in - Exchange or replace
10. Turn over - Yield or surrender control

ENGLISH VOCABULARY

1. off the cuff (idiom)
If you speak of the cuff, you say something without having prepared thought about your words first.

Example:
In some cases people cannot give a presentation of the cuff.

I didn't prepare a speech, so I gave an off-the-cuff speech.

Note:
The idiom (off the cuff) is hyphenated when it is before noun.

2. Crash (verb)
The word (crash) means 'to sleep' in informal English. It refers to a time when a person is tired and wants to sleep temporarily.
Example:
Can I crash on the sofa?

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Some useful idioms:

1. add fuel to the fire (Am E) / add fuel to the flames (Br E)

Meaning: to make an argument or situation worse

Example:
Ahmad and I were arguing, and Ali's sarcastic comment added fuel to the fire.

2. bite the bullet
Meaning: to force yourself to do something or accept something unpleasant
Example:
I know that working in such an office is extremely difficult, but I have to bite the bullet. I have no chance to get another job soon.

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wishy-washy

adjective (informal)

Someone who is wishy-washy does not have firm or clear ideas and seems unable to decide what they want- used to show disapproval.

E.g. People hate such a wishy-washy president