to cost someone a large amount of money:

to employ a person or organization to do particular work for you:

to pull something out of water or take something out of a bag or pocket:

to stop someone feeling interested or excited, especially sexually:

to arm yourself (= get weapons ready) in preparation for something:

to arrive somewhere in order to join a group of people, especially late or unexpectedly:

to get to know and receive information about something, or to start using or being involved in it:

to suddenly experience a bad situation or unhappiness, or to make someone or something suddenly experience a bad situation or unhappiness:

to start to feel less embarrassed and to become more relaxed when you are with other people, or to make someone feel like this:

to put something against a wall or other surface so that it is supported:

If something or somewhere is peopled by/with a particular type of person, it is filled with them:

to make someone become involved in a difficult or unpleasant situation:

to ignore or not give attention to someone or something:

to be punished for doing something bad to someone else, or to suffer because of a mistake that you made:

to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with him, her, or it:

to have something or someone as the most important thing in your life:

to think about or discuss something carefully for a long time:

to think carefully about a subject again so that you can make a new decision about it:

to decorate a room or part of a house in a new way:

If a lawyer appears for someone, he or she acts for and represents the person: