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

blacken 
someone’s name 43 
mind goes 
blank 
54
blanket
~ of fog 13
~ of mist 13
blare
music blares (out) 41 
radio blares (out) 41 
music 
blasts 
out from 24
blaze
~ of glory 12
~ of publicity 12 
bleak 
landscape 15 
give your 
blessing 
60 
go 
blind 
8
blissfully
~ happy 4, 21
~ unaware 4 
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block 
the view 15 
blood 
relative 19
blot 
out a memory 54
blow
~ the whistle 25 
wind blows 13
blow down 
fences 13 
pale 
blue 
43
blunt
~ knife 44
~ pencil 44
board
~ an aircraft 5
~ a plane 14
boat 
trip 14
body
~ language 29
~ odour 45
book
absorbed in a ~ 23 
beginning of a ~ 23
~ captures (an atmosphere) 23
~ comes out 23
~ deals with 23
~ review 23
~ reviewer 23 
end of a ~ 23
engrossed in a ~ 23 
fat ~ 42
flick through a ~ 23
give a ~ a bad review 23 
recommend a ~ 23 
review a ~ 23
skim through a ~ 23
slim ~ 42
fully 
booked 
14
economy 
booms 
4
bored
become ~ 8
~ stiff 5
get ~ 8
go 
bowling 
25
play 
bowls 
25
box-office 
hit 23
bread 
goes hard 44 
break 
noun
~ in the clouds 13 
have a ~ 9
break 
verb
~ a habit 48
~ the law 34
~ the silence 41
~ the world record 25 
news breaks 36
story breaks 36
talks 
break down 
36
break into 
a house 35 
war 
breaks out 
38 
breakfast
hearty ~ 22
leisurely ~ 47
at 
breakneck 
speed 47 
make a 
breakthrough 
52 
breast cancer
develop ~ 26
be diagnosed with ~ 26
breathe 
deeply 29
breathtaking 
scenery 15
breed 
crime 1, 39
brief 
chat 4, 49
briefly 
summarise 33
bright
~ colour 4, 43
~ yellow 43
brilliant
~ career 30
~ success 52
bring 
something to an end 51
bring about
~ the collapse 53
~ the downfall 53
~ peace 38
~ a revolution 53
~ a transformation 53 
bring on 
a substitute 25 
bring out 
the best 52
bring up
~ children 19
~ up a family 19
brisk
~ business 47
~ efficiency 47
~ pace 47
~ walk 47, 50
walk 
briskly 
50
broad
~ hint 58
~ hips 18
~ shoulders 18
broadly 
support 32
travel 
brochure 
14
broken 
home 19
have an attack of 
bronchitis 
26
brother
big ~ 42
little ~ 42
brutally 
honest 17
budget 
accommodation 14
balance the 
budget
31
building
destroy buildings 13
dilapidated ~ 21
imposing ~ 16
old ~ 10
quaint old ~ 16 
run-down ~ 16
tall ~ 42
bullet 
points 29
bumper-to-bumper 
traffic 16
bumpy
~ flight 14, 44
~ road 44
spate of 
burglaries 
35
burn
cheeks ~ with
embarrassment 12
burning 
desire 57
burst
~ into song 4
~ into tears 4
river bursts its banks 13
bus
alight from a ~ 5 
take a ~ 9
bushy 
eyebrows 18
business
~ is booming 31
brisk ~ 47
~ travel 14
~ trip 14
go into ~ 31
go out of ~ 31, 52
run a ~ 31 
set up a ~ 31 
start up a ~ 5
~ would fold 31
businesses are going under 31
first-time 
buyer 
22
pavement 
café 
16
call 
verb
~ a ceasefire 38
~ a truce 38
call 
noun
give someone a ~ 2 
make a phone ~ 7
field telephone calls 30
cameo 
role 23
launch a 
campaign 
36 
camping 
trip 14 
cancer
develop breast ~ 26 
develop ~ 26 
develop lung ~ 26
be diagnosed with breast ~ 26 
be diagnosed with ~ 26
be diagnosed with lung ~ 26
candle 
flickers 43
raise 
capital 
5
take 
captive 
36
capture
book captures (an atmosphere) 23
~ a wider audience 24
film captures (an atmosphere) 23
car
fast ~ 1 
start a ~ 10 
steal a ~ 35
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play 
cards 
25
care 
deeply 6 
take 
care 
of 2 
career
at the height of your ~ 30 
at the peak of your ~ 30 
brilliant ~ 30
~ fair 30
~ lasts 30
~ spans 30
~ takes off 30
climb the ~ ladder 30 
embark on a ~ 30 
glittering ~ 30
have a ~ in 30 
promising ~ 30
ruin someone’s ~ 30 
wreck someone’s ~ 30
tread 
carefully 
4
carry
~ a mobile phone 11
~ a suitcase 11
carry out
~ an investigation 34
~ a research project 28
~ a study 32
~ work 30
case
make a ~ for 33
present a ~ for 33 
win a ~ 34
cast
~ doubt on 56
~ a film 23
~ a shadow over 43
casual 
acquaintance 20
ginger 
cat 
4
catch
~ a chill 26
~ a cold 26
~ fire 36
~ (the) flu 26
~ a glimpse of 15
~ pneumonia 26
~ sight of 15
catchy 
tune 24
fall into a 
category 
33
cater 
for someone’s tastes 59 
raise 
cattle 
10
cause 
verb
~ alarm 53
~ anxiety 53
~ chaos 53
~ concern 53
~ crime 1
~ damage 13
~ a lot of damage 53
~ embarrassment 53
~ havoc 53
~ pain 3
~ a sensation 53
~ an uproar 53
cause 
noun
immediate ~ 53
underlying ~ 53
pick your way 
cautiously 
50 
cease 
trading 31
call a 
ceasefire 
38
cement 
a friendship 20
central
~ character 23 
play a ~ role 32
early 21st 
century 
40
challenge
~ someone directly 49
~ a theory 32
chance
be given the ~ 57 
take a ~ 9
change 
verb
~ the baby 48
~ the beds 48
~ your clothes 48
~ doctors 48
~ jobs 48
~ your mind 48
~ money 37
~ places 48
~ seats 48
~ schools 48
~ the subject 48, 49
change 
noun 
climate ~ 39 
effect a ~ 53 
major ~ 42 
make a ~ 7 
make changes 7
minor ~ 42
rapid ~ 47
cause 
chaos 
53
chapters
closing ~ 23
opening ~ 23
character
central ~ 23
reveal your true ~ 17 
strength of ~ 17
charge 
a phone 10 
take 
charge 
of 30 
deny 
charges 
58
chart
bar ~ 29
pie ~ 29
charter 
flight 14
chat
brief ~ 4, 49
have a ~ 2, 9
cheap
go ~ 37
ridiculously ~ 6
cheeks
~ burn with embarrassment 12 
chubby ~ 18
foul-smelling 
chemicals 
45
play 
chess 
25
child
~ labour 39 
have a ~ 8 
only ~ 10
children
bring up ~ 19 
have ~ 19
raise ~ 10, 19
street ~ 39
catch a 
chill 
26 
chilly 
corridor 21 
choice
face a difficult ~ 57 
have a ~ 57
make a ~ 7, 57
tough ~ 57
wise ~ 2
chopped
coarsely ~ 44
finely ~ 44
choppy
~ sea 44
~ water 44
convert to 
Christianity 
48
chubby 
cheeks 18
see a film at the 
cinema 
23 
do 
circuit 
training 25
city
~ skyline 16
inner ~ 16
sprawling ~ 16
claim 
noun
claims are unfounded 58 
deny a ~ 58
reject a ~ 58 
substantiate a ~ 58 
support a ~ 32 
claim 
verb
give someone a big 
clap 
60 
clash
colours ~ 43
head-on ~ 55
class 
is held 28
clean 
forget 54
clear
~ illustration 32
~ preference 59 
make it ~ 49
clearly
~ imply 58
state ~ 58
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clicking 
sound 41
climate 
change 39
climb 
the career ladder 30 
go 
climbing 
25
close 
verb
~ a conference 10
~ a discussion 10
~ a meeting 10
~ your mouth 10
close 
noun
draw to a ~ 51
close 
adjective
~ family 19
~ friend 20
~ finish 51
at ~ range 42
~ relative 19
~ team 30
~ watch 36
close-knit 
family 19 
work 
closely 
with 30 
closing
~ chapters 23
~ scenes 23
clothes
change your ~ 48 
have ~ altered 48
take ~ with you 11
cloud 
~ storage 27
thick ~ 13
break in the 
clouds 
13 
fashionable 
club 
16 
give someone a 
clue 
54 
coarse
~ grain 44
~ hair 18
~ joke 44
coarsely 
chopped 44
cobbled 
street 16
bitter 
coffee 
45
cold 
adjective
bitterly ~ 1
freezing ~ 13
cold 
noun 
catch a ~ 26
heavy ~ 1, 26
slight ~ 26
bring about the 
collapse 
53
colour 
noun 
add ~ to 43 
bright ~ 4, 43
~ fades 43
~ goes well with 43
~ runs 43
colours clash 43
subdued ~ 43 
touch of ~ 43
colour 
verb
~ someone’s judgement 56
combat
~ crime 35
~ poverty 39
come
~ into view 15
~ to a compromise 55
~ to a decision 57
~ to an end 51
~ to a standstill 47
~ to terms with 17
~ to a total of 46
~ under attack 32
memories ~ flooding back 54
come down
fog comes down 13
mist comes down 13
come in
~ useful 52
news comes in 36
come in for 
criticism 60 
come out
book comes out 23 
film comes out 23
come up against
~ up against fierce 
competition 25
~ up against intense 
competition 25
comfortable 
suburbs 16 
make a 
comment 
7 
make 
comments 
7 
commit
~ an offence 35
~ plagiarism 32
make a 
commitment 
20 
deeply 
committed 
6
common 
criminal 35
within 
commuting 
distance 42 
major 
companies 
5
company
~ expands 4
~ grows 4
~ merges 4
good ~ 17
make a 
comparison 
33
competition
come up against fierce ~ 25 
come up against intense ~ 25 
enter a ~ 25
go in for a ~ 25 
round of a ~ 25 
stage of a ~ 25
stiff ~ 31
competitive
extremely ~ 6
highly ~ 6
complain
~ bitterly 6, 49
~ of pain 3
continual