02. Collocation_Relationships

Question 1

to make friends

The process of creating friendships is called…
=> making friends

Answer 1

When you move to a new city, it can be hard to make friends

Question 2

casual acquaintances

Answer 2

You’ll probably have a number of casual acquaintances – people who you know on a basic level, but with whom you don’t have a significant relationship

Question 3

good friends or close friends

A “close friend” is someone…
=> with whom you have a strong friendship

Answer 3

Over time, some of these may become good friends or close friends – these collocations refer to friends with whom you have an especially strong relationship

Question 4

love at first sight

Answer 4

Do you believe in love at first sight? That’s when two people meet each other and immediately fall in love

Question 5

strong chemistry

Answer 5

this expression describes strong compatibility or connection between two possible romantic partners

Question 6

significant other

soul mate

Answer 6

Some people believe that their significant other
(their boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife) is their soul mate – this is a poetic expression that means
that two people are destined to be together.

Question 7

to have feelings for

Answer 7

It’s possible for one person to have feelings for another person – this expression is an indirect way to
describe romantic feelings – but if the other person doesn’t feel the same way, then the feeling is not
mutual.

Question 8

“he’s/she’s just not my type

A polite way to say you’re not attracted to someone is: “He/she’s not my…”
=> type

Answer 8

The other person might say “he’s/she’s just not my type” – meaning that they are interested in people of a different type of personality/appearance

Question 9

unrequited love

Answer 9

Ah, there’s nothing sadder than unrequited love!

Love that is not returned

Question 10

childhood sweetheart
or high school/college sweetheart

A man who marries a woman who he met when both were very young, has married his childhood…
=> sweetheart

Answer 10

Some people marry their childhood sweetheart or high school/college sweetheart – this expression refers to a boyfriend or girlfriend from your childhood, teenage, or college years.

Question 11

a mutual friend

Answer 11

Other couples are introduced by a mutual friend – one friend that the two people have in common

Question 12

proposes to the woman

Many men try to find a creative and romantic way to __________ to their girlfriends
=> propose

Answer 12

When the couple is ready to make a commitment, the man proposes to the woman – he asks her to marry him.

Question 13

happily married

Answer 13

If the marriage is good, then we say the couple is happily married

Question 14

has an affair

A lot of marriages end when one member of the couple has an…
=> affair

Answer 14

Unfortunately, not all love stories have a happy ending. Sometimes a husband or wife has an affair – they have sex with a different person

Question 15

cheating on their husband/wife

If you catch your significant other in bed with another person, then he/she is _________ on you.
=> cheating

Answer 15

We can also say that they are cheating on their husband/wife. The expression “have an affair” is typically used only for married couples, and the expression “cheating on” can be used for married couples or for boyfriends/girlfriends