English Collocations in Use Intermediate Book with Answers How Words Work Together for Fluent and Natural English 2nd Edition

promising
~ career 30
~ start 51
prompt
~ payment 47
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~ reply 47
~ response 47
irrefutable 
proof 
32 
accept someone’s 
proposal 
20 
propose 
a theory 32 
prosecute 
trespassers 5 
protect 
the environment 15 
smile 
proudly 
4
provide
~ evidence 32
~ for your family 19
~ training 28
receptacle 
provided 
5
public
go ~ 31
~ speaking 29
publicity 
blaze of ~ 12 
gain ~ 11
publish 
a story 36
pull 
steadily 4
pump 
prices 5
severely 
punished 
34
stride 
purposefully 
50
put
~ the finishing touches to 51
~ others first 17
put forward
~ an argument 33
~ a theory 32, 58
put off 
(making) a decision 57
put on 
a production 60
put up
~ a fight 25
~ a fight against 38 
quaint 
old building 16 
qualification
acquire a ~ 28 
get a ~ 28 
obtain a ~ 28
recognise qualifications 28
quantity
large ~ 42
small ~ 42
question
deal with questions 29
raise a ~ 48
raise questions 33
quick
have a ~ snack 22
~ answer 47
~ decision 47
~ glance 1, 47
~ look 47
~ lunch 47
~ meal 1
~ shower 47
~ word 49
police 
quiz 
5
racked 
with pain 3 
radio 
blares (out) 41 
rage
battle rages 38
controversy rages 55
rain 
noun
driving ~ 13
heavy ~ 13 
looks like ~ 13 
patter of ~ 41 
pour with ~ 13 
torrential ~ 13
rain 
verb
~ heavily 13
raise
~ capital 5
~ cattle 10
~ children 10, 19
~ a family 19
~ your hand 48
~ money 37
~ a question 48
~ questions 33
~ a subject 49
~ taxes 48
range
at close ~ 42 
within firing ~ 38
rap 
artist 24
rapid
~ change 47
~ decline 47
~ growth 47
~ increase 47
~ movement 47
~ progress 47
rare
~ bird 46
~ coin 46
~ disease 46
~ species 46
rate
birth ~ 46
crime ~ 35
high interest rates 42
~ falls 46
~ rises 46
raucous 
laughter 41
rave 
review 60
ray 
of sunlight 43 
razor-sharp 
mind 17 
reach
~ a compromise 55
~ a verdict 34 
swift 
reaction 
47
easy 
read 
23
reading
bedtime ~ 23
compulsive ~ 23
ready 
meal 22
really
get a ~ good deal 37
~ enjoy 2
have 
reason 
to believe 56
reasonably
~ priced 22, 37
receive
~ critical acclaim 60
~ an education 28
~ a grade 28
~ a standing ovation 60
recent 
past 40
receptacle 
provided 5
be a 
recipe 
for disaster 52
recognise 
qualifications 28
gain 
recognition 
11
recommend
~ a book 23
~ a film 23 
strongly ~ 6
highly 
recommended 
6, 23
record 
noun
break the world ~ 25
criminal ~ 35
keep a ~ (of) 27, 30
set a new world ~ 25 
speak off the ~ 49 
world ~ holder 25
make a 
recording 
1 
recovery
speedy ~ 47
swift ~ 47
red
go ~ 8
turn ~ 8
reduce
~ the impact 53 
make 
redundant 
5 
make 
reference 
to 33 
refine 
your search 27
refreshing 
drink 22
completely 
refurbished 
21
refuse
~ an invitation 58
~ an offer 58
regard
greatest ~ 59
highest ~ 59
deprived 
region 
39
regret
bitterly ~ 6
deeply ~ 6
regulations
comply with the ~ 34
~ apply to 34
~ require 34
~ stipulate 34
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reject
~ a claim 58
~ an idea 58
~ something out of hand 57
~ a suggestion 58
relationship
end a ~ 10
have a good ~ with someone 20
relative
blood ~ 19
close ~ 19
distant ~ 19
relaxed 
atmosphere 16
release 
a CD 24
relieve
~ pain 3
~ the pain 26
religious
deeply ~ 6
relish 
the thought 59
remain
~ constant 46
~ stable 46
remarkable 
achievement 52
remember 
distinctly ~ 54 
if I ~ rightly 54
~ someone’s face 54 
vaguely ~ 54
vividly ~ 54
remind 
someone strongly of 54
remix 
a track 24
available to 
rent 
21
debt 
repayment 
39
prompt 
reply 
47 
gain a 
reputation 
11 
regulations 
require 
34
meet 
requirements 
2, 30
research
carry out a ~ project 28
conduct a ~ project 28 
do ~ 28, 32
do a ~ project 28 
groundbreaking ~ 32
~ suggests 33
bearing a striking 
resemblance 
to 18 
bitterly 
resent 
6
make a 
reservation 
14, 30
reserve 
judgement 57
residential
~ area 16, 21
offer 
resistance 
38
respect 
verb
~ the law 34
respect 
noun
win ~ 52
respectable 
family 19 
pay your (last) 
respects 
9 
respond 
to criticism 60
response
emotional ~ 21
prompt ~ 47
speedy ~ 47
swift ~ 47
responsibility 
disclaim ~ 58 
sense of ~ 17
have a 
rest 
2
restaurant
overpriced ~ 16
pricey ~ 16
restore 
order 38
result
direct ~ 53
end ~ 51
indirect ~ 53
inevitable ~ 53
produce results 53
unforeseen ~ 53
take early 
retirement 
30
return 
verb
~ someone’s love 20
return 
adjective
~ journey 14
reveal 
your true character 17
review 
noun
book ~ 23
film ~ 23
give a book a bad ~ 23 
give a film a bad ~ 23
rave ~ 60
review 
verb
~ a book 23
~ a film 23
book 
reviewer 
23
revolting 
stench 45
bring about a 
revolution 
53 
revolutionise 
the way 48 
rewarding 
job 30
seriously 
rich 
37
richly 
deserved 60
ridiculous
absolutely ~ 6
~ price 37
utterly ~ 6
ridiculously
~ cheap 6
~ early 6
~ easy 6
~ expensive 6
~ high 6
~ large 6
~ long 6
~ low 6
~ over-sensitive 54
~ short 6
~ small 6
right 
on time 40
if I remember 
rightly 
54 
give someone a 
ring
2, 5
shot 
rings out 
41 
spark off 
riots 
53 
rise 
verb
price rises 37, 48
prices ~ 4
profits ~ 48
rate rises 46
~ sharply 46
~ steeply 46
standard of living rises 48 
the sun rises 48
rise 
noun
dramatic ~ 46
~ in the number of 46 
sharp ~ 2
rising 
sea levels 39
take a 
risk 
9
rival 
company 31
river
fast-flowing ~ 15
~ bursts its banks 13
road
bumpy ~ 44
smooth ~ 44
roar 
verb
~ with laughter 4
roar 
noun
incessant ~ 16
~ of traffic 41
rob
~ an institution 35
~ a person 35 
conviction for 
robbery 
35 
rock-bottom 
price 37
spending 
rockets 
5
rocky 
mountains 15
role
cameo ~ 23
play a central ~ 32 
play the ~ of 23
tear off 
roofs 
13
room
cramped ~ 21 
spacious living ~ 21
rough
~ complexion 44
~ sea 44
~ skin 44
~ surface 44
~ water 44
sleep ~ 39
round 
noun
~ of applause 60
~ of a competition 25
round 
verb
~ a bend 15
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round 
adjective
~ face 18
roundly 
criticise 60 
have a 
row 
9
play 
rugby 
25
ruin 
noun
fall into ~ 15 
lie in ruins 15
ruin 
verb
~ someone’s career 30
rules
bend the ~ 34 
follow the ~ 34 
keep to the ~ 1
~ allow 34
~ apply to 34
~ permit 34 
stick to the ~ 1
rumble 
of thunder 41
rumour
deny a ~ 58
spark off rumours 53
run 
noun
go for a ~ 50
run 
verb
avenue runs 16
colour runs 43
~ a bath 2
~ contrary to 58
~ into problems 50
~ out of time 40
~ a story 36
run up against 
opposition 50
run-down
~ building 16
~ hotel 14
running
go ~ 50
~ battle 38
rush 
headlong into 50
rustling 
sound 41
sad
desperately ~ 21
~ occasion 21
great 
sadness 
21
safe 
journey 14
go 
sailing 
25
salary
earn a good ~ 37 
earn a ~ 11
sales
figures 31
share the 
same 
taste in 45 
golden 
sands 
15
sandy 
beach 15
job 
satisfaction 
30
save
~ money 37
~ time 40
scale
large ~ map 42 
on a large ~ 42 
on a small ~ 42
music 
scene 
24
breathtaking 
scenery 
15
scenes
closing ~ 23
opening ~ 23
fresh 
scent 
45
scheduled 
flight 14
change 
schools 
48
scorching 
hot 13 
score 
a goal 25
scratching 
sound 41 
screen 
noun
~ the big ~ 23
sea
choppy ~ 44 
rising ~ levels 39 
rough ~ 44
smooth ~ 44
refine your 
search
27
search
by keyword 27
seat
aisle ~ 14
window ~ 14
change seats 48 
fasten your 
seatbelt 
14 
secluded 
beach 15 
second
have ~ thoughts 57
~ cousin 19
~ home 21
secret 
of your success 31
keep 
secrets 
17
see
~ a film at the cinema 23
~ a film on television 23
~ a programme on television 23
~ someone’s point 55 
well worth 
seeing 
15 
seek 
political asylum 39 
asylum 
seeker 
39
seething 
with anger 21 
seize 
control 36
selfish 
streak 17
send in 
an application 28 
cause a 
sensation 
53 
sense 
noun
acute ~ of smell 54 
good ~ of humour 17
~ of humour 17
~ of pride 4
~ of responsibility 17
sense 
verb
~ tension 54