English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

avoid the roadworks on the motorway. 
[stay away from]
The escaped prisoner 
evaded capture for three months. 
[escaped from; more formal]
Phrasal combinations
Phrasal verbs may have noun forms with different meanings.
verb
noun
Six men 
broke out of the prison.
There was a 
breakout at the prison.
The disease has 
broken out in several villages in 
the north of the country.
There has been an 
outbreak of the disease in several 
villages in the north of the country.
Economists are 
looking out for signs of an end to 
the recession.
The 
outlook is not good. The economy seems to be 
stagnant.
He stood at the corner, 
looking out for police cars.
He was the 
lookout while the others robbed the bank.
The Swimming Club decided to 
set up a committee 
to look into the club rules.
The company 
setup is quite complex, with branches in 
30 different countries.
In some cases, two verb forms have the same words in a different order and different meanings.
verb 1: particle first
verb 2: particle second
upend [move into a vertical position] 
end up [finish]
uphold [confirm, support] 
hold up [delay]
outdo [do better than] 
do out [decorate]
outrun [run faster than] 
run out [use something so there is none left]
upset [make someone worried, unhappy or angry] 
set up [organise or arrange something]
Language
 
help
Common prepositions often occur as prefixes, e.g. 
up
and 
out
in the table above. Other examples 
include 
over
(
overcook
, 
overcome
), 
in
(
input
, 
income
). Make a note of new examples as you meet them.