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English (Subject) / Collocations (Lesson)
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- fast cars, fast food a quick glance, a quick meal x
- to take a photo to stick/keep to the rules = to obey the rules. x
- make an effort (NOT do an effort) powerful engine (NOT strong engine) ancient monuments (NOT antique monuments) x
- Smoking is strictly forbidden. It was bitterly cold and pitch dark. Poverty breeds crime. a substantial meal. x
- live music. heavy snow. valid passport. bitterly disappointed. x
- take up a profession. fast-food restaurant. play the guitar/write a song. x
- After giving Mark a lift to the airport, Cathy made her way home. to be desperately jealous of somebody. to get divorced/to make demands on somebody. to run yourself a bath. x
- a sharp pain/bend/turn a sharp contrast/difference/distinction a sharp rise/increase/drop x
- to have access to something. to enrol/enroll on a course. to give smb a call/ring. to have a brief/long chat. x
- to study for a degree. to meet the requirement for university entry. to do a course. to set up your own business. a wise choice/decision. x
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- to have/give a party. to take an exam. to give a lecture. to make a progress. to do her duty. x
- to do some work/to have a rest. to have/take a look at something. to make a good impression on somebody. to be really/thoroughly enjoyed. x
- to lead the expedition. to lead the discussion. to lead the inquiry into the accident. x
- to be desperately worried/ill/busy to be desperately in love with somebody. an acute/sudden pain. to run a business/to run smoothly. x
- to experience/feel/suffer pain - I experienced chest pains and dizziness. to alleviate/ease/lessen/relieve/soothe pain - a hot bath might ease the pain x
- cause/inflict pain - he deliberately inflicted pain on his pupils. to complain of pain pain subsides - as the pain subsided, I began to relax. be racked with pain - He is emaciated and racked with pain. x
- to accept an offer. dull/slight ache. I ache/I'm aching all over. to have a stomach ache. x
- to wear bright color. a brief/long chat. a major problem. key issue. x
- The economy boomed in the 1990s. [the economy was very strong]. The company has grown and now employs 50 more people than last year. The company has expanded and now has branches in most major cities. The two companies merged in 2003 and now form one very large corporation. The company launched the product in 2002. [introduced the product]. x
- The price increase poses a problem for as. The Internet has created opportunities for our business. x
- to feel a surge of anger/emotion to feel a sense of pride. a sense of pride/smell/taste/urgency/unity/occasion/humour/pride. to feel a pang of nostalgia. to swell with pride/to be filled with horror/to burst in to tears/song/to roar with laughter. x
- She pulled steadily on the rope and helped him to safety. He placed the beautiful vase gently on the window ledge. to whisper softly. to smile proudly/to tread carefully. x
- to be happily married. to be blissfully happy. I am fully aware that there are serious problems. Harry was blissfully unaware that he was in danger. It is acutely embarrassing. x
- Passengers must not alight from the bus whilst it is in motion. Cyclists should dismount before crossing the footbridge. Trespassers will be prosecuted. Never dispose of batteries and similar items by throwing them onto a fire. Please place all the used tickets in the receptacle provided as you leave the building. x
- We raised capital to expand the business. They submitted a tender for the new stadium. They went into partnership to develop a new range of products. We started up a business to supply sports equipment to schools. x
- She was extremely keen to meet the new director. (dead keen) We should be boarding the aircraft in about ten minutes. (getting on the plane) Mr Trotter bore the cost of the repairs. (paid for) I withdrew from my university course after a year. (dropped out of) The president embarked upon a detailed explanation of his policies. (launched into) x
- highly can be used with: likely, unlikely, unusual, successful, competitive, profitable, effective, controversial, recommended.
- It is highly unlikely that I'll finish my work o time. Jill's highly unusual behavior began to worry her parents. x
- absolutely and (slightly more formal) utterly combine with adjectives: ridiculous, stupid, impossible, wrong, alone, appalled, convinced, devastated, miserable, exhausted.
- It was an absolutely stupid comment to make. The whole area was utterly devastated after the earthquake. x
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- bitterly can be used with: disappointing/disappointed, resent, criticise, regret, complain, cry, weep, cold.She bitterly resented her father's new wife.
- deeply: ashamed, concerned, shoked, committed, moved, affected.hurt (of feelings)regret, care, religious, unhappy.
- ridiculously: cheap, expensive, easy, low, high, long, short, small, large, early.
- strongly: oppose, influence, believe, deny, recommend, support, condemn, suggest, feel, argue, object.
- make 1: The school can make arrangements for pupils with special needs.The new manager is planning to make some changes.Jill had to make a choice between her career and her family.Would anyone like to make any comments on the talk?She made a useful contribution to the discussion.I'm glad it's you who has to make the decision, not me.
- make 2: Joe is really making an effort with his maths this term.I'm too tired to go out tonight. Let's make an excuse and stay at home.Karen is very good at making friends.Repainting the room has really made an improvement.They've made a mistake in our bill.I've got to make some phone calls before dinner.Harriet is making progress with all her schoolwork.
- do 1: All that matters in the exam is to do your best.The storm did some damage to our roof.We are doing an experiment to test how the metal reacts with water.We'll do some exercises practising these collocations tomorrow.Scouts and guides are supposed to do someone a good turn/a favour every day.
- do 2: Changing the rules may do more harm than good.No, I'm not ready. I haven't done my hair yet.My son has to do his homework straight after school.do ironing/washing/shopping.We'll do some work on our project and then we'll go to the cinema.
- go, not get: go mad/bald/grey/blind/deaf Her father's going deaf.At 20 he was already going bald.He started to go/turn grey in his mid-forties.He was very embarrassed and his face went red.Suddenly the sky went very dark and it started to rain.The pages of the book had gone yellow over the years.
- turn, not get: Turn often collocates with colours: The sky turned gold as the sun set.When the tomatoes turn red, the farmers pick them and sell them.The news gave his mother such a shock that her hair turned white overnight.
- get and become: become is more formal. She gave up smoking when she became pregnant.I would like to become involved in raising money for charity.He bacame depressed/angry/bored/excited/upset/impatient/violent.to become famous/extinct/(un)popular/homeless.
- alternatives to get and become: She fell ill and was taken to hospital.Everyone fell silent when they heard the shocking news.As my father grew older, he spent less time working.The noise grew louder and soon we realised it was a plane approaching.
- overusing and misusing get: I was able to get new friends - I was able to make new friends.I year ago he got a heart attack - A year ago he had/suffered a heart attack.If I get a child of my own one day... - If I have a child of my own one day...I was getting crazy - I was going crazy.I June, I got a baby, James - In June, I had a baby, James.