Collocations Flashcards

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Inclement weather

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Unpleasant weather

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2
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Deliriously happy

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Extremely happy

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3
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Adjourned the meeting/ trial

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Pause the meeting or trial

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4
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Broad

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Avenue/smile/shoulders/accent/hint/range/agreement

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5
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Draw up

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A list / a contract

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6
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Pass up

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A chance / a opportunitiy

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7
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Withstand

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Pressure

The impact

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8
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Opporunity

Chance

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Arise

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9
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Standards

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Slip

Past : slipped

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10
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A spate of attacks/thefts

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Large number of attacks or thefts

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A barrage of questions / insults

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Large number of questions or insults

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12
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A strok of luck

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Sudden unexpected piece of luck

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13
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A snippet of information

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Small piece of information

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14
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Idle threat

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Simple threat

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15
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Vain hope

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Unlikely to be fulfilled hope

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16
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Mounting concern / criticism / fury

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Growing concern / criticism / fury

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17
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Plain truth

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Simple truth

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18
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Chatter teeth

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بر هم خوردن دندون

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19
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Howls wind

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زوزه باد

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20
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Pending the results

Pending the review

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As long as he achieves successful results/review

THIS IS MORE FORMAL 😁

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21
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Milestone passed

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Put major life events behind

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22
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Increased financial stability

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23
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Turn my thoughts to

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Buying a house (for exp)

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24
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Providing simultaneous translation

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انجام دادن ترجمه هم زمان

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Difficult to pin down
Haed to fix or place
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Value
Novelty , sentimental , place a great value , asses somthing’s
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Submit | Hand in
Assignment
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Request | Ask for
An extension
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Assignment
Submit | Hand in
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An extension
Request | Ask for
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I have the foggiest idea
I haven’t a clue
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Conduct
A study | A research
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Did a degree
.
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Affix | Very formal
Attach
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Very clean
Spotelessly clean
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Throughly ashamed Blantly obvious Widley exaggerated Widely inaccurately
.
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Highly
Unlikely Educated Recommended
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Strongly Greatly
Influence
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Utterly
Absurd Ridiculous Utterly absurd Utterly ridiculous
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Completely
Totally | Entirely
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Enjoy | Ashamed
Thoroughly enjoy | Thoroughly ashamed
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Downright rude
A strong collocation
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Wildly
Inaccurate Wildly inaccurate Exaggerated Wildly exaggerated
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Mildly
Surprised Offensive Amusing Irritating
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Slightly
Different
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Absolutely
Delighted
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Greatly
Appreciate
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Faintly
Ridiculous Amuse Surprised Absurd
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Loosly
Based on Connected Related Structured
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Very
``` Really Extremely Terribly Incredibly Awfully ```
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Make
``` Make a habit of ... Make attempts Make a success of Make a discovery Make room Make an offer Make a proposal Make a stand against Make an impression/ creat an impression Make a protest / stage a protest Make a formal complaint/ Lodge a complaint ```
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Make protest against
Stage a protest against
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Make curtains | Make cushion
Run up curtain | Run up cushion
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Make complaint
Lodge complaint
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Make impression
Creat impression
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Make a profit
Turn a profit (informal)
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Make a point Make an effort
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Speaking
Generally speaking Strictly speaking Highly speaking Speak properly
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State
Its aim | Its intention
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Gave an account
Lucia gave an account of her last trip in her lecture
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Convey
Idea
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Impart
Impart Wisdom Impart Knowledge
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Divulge
Divulge the source Divulge the secret
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Disseminating
Disseminating infromation
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Notifying some one
Officially inform someone
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Protest his innocence
Insist he was not guilty
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It goes without saying
Needless to say
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Professed ignorance
Claimed that he did not know
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Making an official statement of death
Pronounced deed
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Enjoying the feel of the place
Soaking up the atmosphere
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Free up some time
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The gardening helps me work up an appetite
Made me hungry
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It would suit my arrangements
It would fit in perfectly with my plans
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It wasn’t as good as i thought
It didn’t live up to my expectations
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Adhere to
Principles Beliefs A philosophy
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File for divorce
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