... at SUBJECT (for more verbs and nouns) English nounã ADJ. plain You'd have no trouble understanding hispoint if he'd written the article in plain English! Ispoken, writtenIAmerican, ... needIcontinueexploreverb1travel around an areaã VERB+EXPLORE be keen to, want to, wish toIbe free toIn the afternoon you'll befree to explore a little onyour own.ã PREP. iot exploring for oil2think about ... annu-ally.Ilocally, nationallyIdemocratically, freely, popu-larlyIunanimously I directly, indirectlyIt was decidedthat the president should be elected directly in free elec-tions.Iduly, formallyIlawfully,...
... Tokyo Toronto Oxford and OxfordEnglish are registered trademarks of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countriesâ Oxford University Press 2002Database right Oxford University ... www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESSGreat Clarendon Street, Oxford OX26DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's ... communicative competence in English. Why is collocation important?Collocation runs through the whole of the English language. No piece of natural spokenor written English is totally free of collocation....
... associ-ation with such criminals can only destroy him.ã PHRASES freedom of associationOne of the most im-portant politicalfreedoms isfreedom. of association.3 connection between thingsã ADJ. ... own admissionBy his own admission heshould never have driven sofast.admitverbã ADV.freely, readilyHe freely admitted that he hadtaken bribes.Ifrankly, honestlyIopenlyIprivatelySome ... ORGANIZATION(for more verbs)2 relationship between people/organizationsã ADJ. closeI free It was to be afree association of equalpartners.'Iloosea loose association of sovereign statesIlong,...
... large, proper, solid, sub-stantialIlight, modestIcooked, friedIcontinental, English, American-stylea full English breakfast of cer-eal, bacon and eggs and toastIbuffet/buffet-styleIhasty, ... mother.off(in-formal)rIIborrow some coffee off the neighbours.2 ideas, etc.ã ADVfreelyã PREP.fromHis designs borrow freely from the architec-ture of ancient Egypt.bosomnounã ADJ.ample, enormous, ... racial, tradeã VERB+BARRIERbuild, create, erect, put up, set upThe old laws created barriers tofree trade.Ibreak down,lift, lower, reduce, removeIcrossThey believe thatsport can cross...
... giving/delivering sth to peopleã ADJ. free The document contains sensitive informationand is not suitable for free (=unrestricted) distribution.0The previously free (=not paid for)distribution ... equally, fairlyIunequallyIwidelyThe leafletshave been widely distributed.I free Copies of the bookweredistributedfree to each school in the district.ã PREP. amongWedistributed the money equally ... wasadelightful little fish-ing village.deliververb1 goods/lettersã ADV. free of chargeThe company will deliver free ofcharge.Iby handThe package had been delivered byhand.ã PREP.toThe...
... oADV.bloody(taboo)IabsolutelyIt's absolutely freez-ing out there!oPHRASESfreezing coldIt was afreezing cold day.freezing pointnounoVERB+FREEZING POINTget to, reachoPREPabove -In ... Antarctic, the temperature rarelyrises abovefreezing point.at -the changes that take placeatfreezing pointbelow -The temperature dropped belowfreezing point this afternoon.freightnounoADJ.heavyIair, ... on Afew leaves floated on thesurface of the water.2 currencyã ADV freelyThe government decided to allow the peso tofloatfreely.ã VERB + FLOAT allow sth toflogverbã ADV. publiclyOffenders...
... lavishgifts of jewellery and clothes.IperfectIsmallI free When you place your first order with us, we will send you343gimmickthe free gift of your choice.Ibirthday, Christmas, part-ing, ... (sb)Ipursue, strive for, work to-wardsIachieve, attain, reachã PREP. -oftheir goal of providing free university educa-tionfor everyonegoalkeepernounã ADJ.brilliant, excellent,goodIEngland, ... grammar areboth very important.I bad, incorrectIArabic, French,Latin, etc.the complexities of English grammarã VERB+GRAMMARcorrect, teachPeople were toopo-lite to correct my grammar when...
... people were heldhostage for four months.Iseize, take (sb)The gunmentook24hostages.I free, release, set free diplomatic ef-forts toget the hostages releasedhostelnounã ADJ. refugee, student, ... hand.lout-stretchedShe walked towards him with her hand out-stretched to take his.I free With hisfree hand he took holdof the knife.IcuppedShe rested her chin in her cuppedhand.Ibusy, ... helplessnessAfeelingofutter helplessness washed over him.hennounã ADJ. speckledIbattery, free- rangeImotherShefussed around like mother hen.Ibroodyã VERB+HEN keepã HEN+VERB lay...