13625 collocations

... Claiming and denying Liking and disliking Praising and criticising Key Index English Collocations in Use 126 159 promising start, bring something to an end make a breakthrough, fail miserably cause ... Starting and finishing Talking about success and failure Talking a b o u t cause and effect Remembering and sensing Agreeing and disagreeing Talking about beliefs and opinions Deciding...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2012, 11:20

... • PREP for- in The back of the garment is split for ease in walking for- of The whole machine is designed for ease of use with - They passed the exam with ease I - of The car brings ease of access ... match a reward for your efforts Second prize was afair rewardfor his efforts make every effort We are making every effort to obtain the release of the hostages in an/your- •...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

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Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... of free trade I chief,leading, main, principal • PREP -for He is one of the leading adoocates for a more modern style of worship -of an advocate of pacifism lawyer • ADJ defence q Note at PROFESSIONAL ... under the age of lB with - A lot of wines improve with age , -of He left school at the age of I S • PHRASES the age of consent The general age of consent for sexual...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... 62 be forced to, have to for We went to him to beg for forgiveness of (for- + BEG • PREP of behaviour a new study looking at the behaviour and attitudes of young men mal) Do not that, I beg of ... bankruptcy I be close to, be on the brink/verge of I be driven/forced/thrown into, go into I file for, petition for The company has been forced tofile for bankruptcy I declare It...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... group provides a forum for the discussion of ideas the outcome of a discussion The outcome of the discussions is a decision to proceed with Phase of the programme a subject/topic for/ of discussion ... PREP of- collection, collector I burden $80million of debt a burden of debt Faced with a mounting burden of debt, he sold off the company payment/repayment/settlement of a...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark forgive 323 misleading - for forecasts for earnings forecasts for different sectors of the industry 0forecasts for the year forecast verb • ADY accurately, correctly ... still inforce • PHRASES the force of law Professional standards often not have theforce of law (= cannot be enforced) sb/sth with power/influence • FORCE + NOUN

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:54

... a tale of LA gang life I rape • PREP ina/the-Wewereinthesamegang I-ofagang of skin heads • PHRASES a member of a gang game noun group of friends • PREP - of Youprobably go with a gang offriends ... you good to get out of the house more often • PREP for sb/sth's - When the prime minister's health problems continued, he resigned for the good of the party • PHRASES a force for...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:54

... + HELP appeal for, ask for, beg for, call for, scream for, seek, send for, shoutfor, summon Police are appealing for help in catching the killers o I opened the window and called .for help I bring, ... head of department, the head of the family, a head of government/state a summit meeting of heads of state a head of (the) household ~NoteatJoB 1go • ADV north, northwards,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:54

... abandoned plant h A couple of c~~_ of flu of garlic will improve the flavour of the soup The manager terrified the younger staff with his The burglars stole several p~~_ of temper of jewellery verb + ... talk about the amount of something, such as a drop of water or a piece of information a Complete each sentence with a suitable quantifier Look at the bold noun entries for...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 17:15

... long term, our efforts will payoff a term of imprisonment, a term of office The president was sworn in for his second term of office a term of years The lease isgrantedforaset term of years • PREP ... an act of terror people who carry out acts of terror a campaign of terror The bombing formed part of a nationwide campaign of terror a reign of terror The dicta- tor's te...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 17:15

... leniency touiards first-time offenders I excessive, undue have We have more leisure than our show I appeal for, beg for for She begged for leniency for her son - of the hours, time I activities, ... seesomething of life before I settled down the side of life His time in London was his first glimpse of the seamier side of life want sth from/in/out of life They both seem to w...

Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2013, 15:15

... miss her friends and family when she started her new job in Rome but she soon found she had no time to English Collocations in Use 49 Eating and drinking Talking about types of food In each of these ... o u t the opening/closing scenes of a film and the opening/closing chapters of a book We talk a b o u t the beginning and end of a book/film ( N O T start and finish) If...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... getting crazy was going crazy In June, got a baby, James 20 If have a child of my own one day In June, had a baby, James English Collocations in Use Exercises 8.1 Answer these questions using collocations ... after failing her final exams Hamid has always d r e a m t of getting famous Would you be interested in growing involved in this project? M o r e people have got homele...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20

... paint and wallpaper made by greasy hands and sticky fingers A0 i * some today J You can paint your walls using either matt paint or gloss paint Gloss paint and gloss photos have a shinier finish ... had her house broken into and some money and jewellery stolen while she was asleep in front of the TV last night b) An increasing number of young people are getting involved in crimi...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 11:20