Collocations in Use Advanced

completely different

fundamentally different

contradict without emotion

The article ___s their claims.

flatly contradict

without emotion

flatly

very good advice

You can always expect a few ___ from Dave.

words of wisdom

an attempt to save money by spending as little as possible

Go on an economy drive

easy to guess

_clue

guessable

to get off the bus

alight from the bus

be stylishly furnished

This room has ___

have stylish furnishings

to try the local food

sample the local cuisine

visibly

She has become ___ more confident.

noticeably

make use of a formal right to do sth if necessary

reserve the right to do sth

to propose (marriage)

She thinks her boyfriend is planning to ____ tonight.

pop the question

Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence

mitigating circumstances

unpleasant weather (formal)

inclement weather

hair color of red and a brown mixture

____curls/tresses/locks

auburn hair

extremely happy

deliriously happy

(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

It was almost noon when the meeting ___ed.

___ for/until

Congress has ____ed for the November elections.

His trial was ____ed until May.

adjourn

back and forth

I was walking

to and fro

generally in agreement with someone

in broad agreement with

a strong accent

broad accent

A strong hint; when you say something to show indirectly what you want

broad hint

to only just earn enough money to provide yourself with food, clothing, and a place to live

scrape a living

fail to take advantage of

I didn`t want to _ to visit this place

to pass up a chance/opportunity

go into a worse state, often because of lack of control or care

People feel eduational_ed when the government cut finances

standards slip

a lot of criticism, questions, complaints etc that are said at the same time, or very quickly one after another

____of questions/insults

a barrage of

a small piece of information

a snippet of information

simply a threat (no actions)

This is not an _, I will call the police

an idle threat

unlikely to be fulfilled hope

wait in the vain hope of/that

simple and certain truth

_ is that no one was aware of the problem

The simple/plain truth

powerfully, deeply close

intensely personal (thoughts and feelings/ account of)

to be totally unsuccessful

I ___ in my duty to protect her.

fail miserably

to suddenly begin to sing

burst into song

to be enraged and show it

The dog _

foam at the mouth

to forget about what has happened in the past and start your life again

put the past behind you

extreme

____misery/poverty/terror

полный,абсолютный,несчастный,униженный,жалкий,подобострастный

He is almost abject in his respect for his boss

abject

very helpful or useful tool

a dictionary is a ____ for developing your knowledge of collocations

invaluable tool for

One after another in uninterrupted succession; sequentially

words occur ____

consecutively

the practical purpose for which a machine, idea etc can be used, or a situation when this is used

The research has many practical ___

have an application of/to/in

A brake in a car that you pull up with your hand to stop the car from moving when it is parked

handbrake

criticise one's character

hIs opponent _ on his honesty

cast aspersions on

praise

The speaker _ to his contribution

pay tribute to

be slightly unsure, and unable to stop thinking about sth

I about these sales figures

have niggling doubts

cast a play

extremely angry

incandescent with rage

light generated by heating a piece of metal until it glows

incandescent light

filled with nitrogen/argon gas/ most energy turns to heat

incandescent light bulb

A lamp in which a filament inside the lamp's bulb is heated by electrical current to produce light.

incandescent lamp

to become more and more important; popular; gain support

gain traction

look or simile in a particular direction;

She cast a quick ___ in the rear mirror

cast a smile/look/ glance

those who have received qualifications recently

Although they lack experience, ___doctors are often very enthusiastic and passionate about their work.

newly qualified

зарабатывать уважение

gain the respect

сложная задача

____to motivate teenagers

tough challenge

while waiting for something, or until something happens Sales of the drug have been stopped, ___ further research.; as long as you achieve results, outcome,response

pending the results/outcome/response

подумывать о

Joe will _buying his first home

turn your thoughts to

чистый лист бумаги (невинный,непорочный)

blank sheet

to take a seat

Занять место

grab a seat

катить,везти

to move slowly along on wheels, or to make something do this by pushing or pulling it

Two large wagons __d by.

This double-decker will ___youpast the Houses of Parliament

trundle

interesting because it has not been experienced before

ценность новизны

novelty value

есть шансы

I think we're___of beating them.

be in with a chance

to have the possibility of success

Иметь шансы