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CAE - Collocations
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I don't think Helen wants to hear about your operation so could we drop the ........?
subject
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The opening page ........ the scene and then the action starts almost immediately.
sets
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There's nothing wrong with me. I'm perfectly OK. Stop ........ a fuss.
making
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The way they play their music so loud is really ........ my patience.
testing
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I tried to ........ her mind at rest that everything would be OK.
put
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His workers accused him of having double ........ . He had rules for the workers which didn't apply to the managers.
standards
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The rebel soldiers ........ the bomb in the town centre.
planted
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I'm sorry but I can't ........ the rules for you just because we are related. If I allowed you time off I'd have to do it for everyone.
bend
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The police won't ........ or deny that somebody has been charged with the murder. They will only say that a man is being questioned.
confirm
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I speak fluent German but my ........ language is English.
native
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She's very talented and will ........ a success of anything she decides to do.
make
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I'd like you all now to ........ attention on the arguments against the proposal.
focus
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She ........ pity on the man and offered to buy him a cup of coffee.
took
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So, how does the accused ........ ? Guilty or not guilty? (to ........ innocent/guilty)
plead
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You can have whatever you want for your birthday ........ reason.
within
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He spent some time looking at how the market was performing before taking a ........ risk and buying shares in the company.
calculated
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We don't have any ........ evidence of government corruption but we strongly suspect someone is acting dishonestly.
firm
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One day I hope to find work on a regular ........ instead of the odd day here and there.
basis
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It's a difficult task but I'm sure she will ........ to the challenge.
rise
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The murder victim was shot twice at ........ range.
close
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We obviously have totally different views so shall we drop the ........?
subject
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When the teacher asked if anyone had done their homework, nobody ........ a word.
uttered
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In public the two sides seem to be making little progress but there are a lot of negotiations taking place ........ the scenes.
behind
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If anything goes wrong with the watch while it's ........ guarantee I can get my money back.
under
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Many people feel something should be done to protect the ozone layer before things ........ a crisis.
reach
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In the short ........ we can manage but eventually we will have to consider taking on extra staff.
term
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I'm going to try ........ a lift to the concert. There's a good spot at the start of the motorway where drivers usually stop. (COLLOCATION)
hitching
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'Darling' is a ........ of endearment that people use when talking to their loved-one.
term
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That dress looks expensive. It must have cost a ..........
fortune
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I really do feel we should give ........ to projects that practise energy efficiency.
priority
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I agree with you ........ principle but I'm not sure your idea would work in practice.
in (as a general idea or plan, although the details are not yet established)
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The Government's decision not to invest in the company ........ a threat to hundreds of jobs.
poses
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A: How are you going to ........ amends for forgetting your boyfriend's birthday? B: I'm going to take him out for a meal.
make
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Make sure you ........ your step on that floor. I've just washed it and it's very slippery.
watch
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