die

die away（intr）（声音）逐渐微弱直到听不到：

They waited till the sound of the guard's footsteps died away.

他们一直等到警卫的脚步声消逝了。

die down（intr）逐渐平静下来，直至平息（常指骚乱、火、心情的一阵波动等）：

When the excitement had died down the shopkeepers took down their shutters and reopened their shops.

波动平息后，店主们取下了窗板，重新开店营业。

die out（intr）绝灭，成为过去（常指风俗、种族、动物品种等）：

Elephants would die out if men could shoot as many as they wished.

如果人们爱猎杀多少大象就可以猎杀多少，大象就会灭种了。

do

do away with（tr）废除：

The government should do away with the regulations restricting drinking hours.

政府应该废除限制卖酒的时间的规章。

do up（tr）重新装饰：

When I do this room up I'll paint the walls cream.（do up this room/doit up）

我重新装修房间时，要把墙漆成奶油色。

do without（tr）不要……而凑合过，免去……也可以：

We had to do without petrol during the fuel crisis.

在燃料危机期间，我们不得不过没有汽油的日子。

有时宾语可以意会，不说出来：

If there isn't any milk we'll have to do without（it）.

如果没有牛奶，我们只好将就了。

draw

draw back（intr）撤退，（因惊惧而）向后闪：

It's too late to draw back now；the plans are all made.

现在再后退也太晚了；计划都订好了。

draw up（tr）草拟，写出（计划或协议书）：

My solicitor drew up the lease and we both signed it.（drew it up）

我的律师拟好了租约，我们两个人都签了名。

draw up（intr）停下（指车辆等）：

The car drew up at the kerb and the driver got out.

车在马路边停下，开车人下了车。

drop

drop in（intr）未经通知而造访并停留较短的时间：

He dropped in for a few minutes to ask if he could borrow your powerdrill.

他不告而来，坐了几分钟，问是否能借用你的电钻。（比call in更口语化些。）

drop out（intr）退出（某计划或行动）：

We planned to hire a coach for the excursion but now so many people have dropped out that it will not be needed.

我们原计划租一辆大客车去郊游，但是现在已有这么多人退出，车就不需要了。