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

complaining 
46
complete 
verb
~ a course 28
~ work 30
complete 
adjective
in ~ agreement 55
completely
~ forget 54
~ refurbished 21
complexion
lovely ~ 18
rough ~ 44
smooth ~ 44
pay a 
compliment 
9
comply 
with the regulations 34 
compose 
a piece 24 
compromise
come to a ~ 55 
reach a ~ 55
compulsive 
reading 23
computer
~ crashes 27
fast ~ 47
hack into someone’s ~ 27 
play ~ games 25 
cause 
concern 
53
deeply 
concerned 
6
concise 
summary 32
lead someone to 
conclude 
56
conclusion 
draw a ~ 33 
hasty ~ 47
speedy ~ 47
condemn
severely ~ 60
strongly ~ 6
condemnation
universal ~ 60
wholesale ~ 60
widespread ~ 21
conditions
freak weather ~ 13 
conduct
~ an orchestra 24
~ a research project 28
~ market research 31
close a 
conference 
10 
supremely 
confident 
17
stride 
confidently 
50
confirmed 
bachelor 19
conflict
~ of opinion 55 
warmly 
congratulate 
60
offer your 
congratulations 
60 
connecting 
flight 14 
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connection
establish a ~ 32
consequences
suffer the ~ 34, 53
conservation
~ area 16
consider 
the options 57 
considerable
~ amount 46
~ distance from 42
~ number 46
take into 
consideration 
33 
considered 
opinion 56 
constant
~ criticism 60
~ interruptions 46
~ pain 3
remain ~ 46
constructive 
criticism 60
contact
keep in ~ 20 
lose ~ 20
continual 
complaining 46
continuous 
assessment 28
contract 
noun
win a ~
contract 
verb
~ a disease 26
~ malaria 26
~ typhoid 26
contradictory
~ advice 58
~ evidence 58 
run 
contrary 
to 58 
sharp 
contrast 
2 
contribution
make a ~ 52 
make a ~ to 7, 32
significant ~ 32
useful ~ 52
control
gain ~ 11
seize ~ 36
controversial
~ decision 36
extremely ~ 6
highly ~ 6
controversy
~ rages 55
~ exists 55
conversation
~ flows 12 
get into ~ 49 
have a ~ 9 
heated ~ 12
join in a ~ 49
lull in the ~ 49 
make polite ~ 49 
steer the ~ 47 
strike up a ~ 49
convert 
to Christianity 48 
convicted 
criminal 35 
conviction 
for robbery 35 
convinced
absolutely ~ 6
utterly ~ 6
argue 
convincingly 
33
cooking 
Chinese/Mexican/French ~ 22
do the ~ 7
copy 
and paste 27
core 
message 29
turn a 
corner 
15 
chilly 
corridor 
21 
bear the 
cost 
5 
cosy 
study 21
counter 
criticism 60
country
developing ~ 39 
neighbouring ~ 42
countryside 
destroy the ~ 15 
peaceful ~ 15
surrounding ~ 15
tranquil ~ 15
unspoilt ~ 15
happy 
couple 
21
course
complete a ~ 28 
do a ~ 2, 28
enrol on a ~ 2, 28 
leave a ~ 28
take a ~ 28
withdraw from a ~ 28 
appear in 
court 
34 
cousin
distant ~ 19
second ~ 19
cover 
a distance of x kilometres 42
crack 
a joke 49 police 
crack down 
5 
crackling 
sound 41
cramped 
room 21
crash
computer crashes 27
waves ~ 41
slow to a 
crawl 
47 
go 
crazy 
8
creamy 
texture 44
create
~ awareness 53
~ a bad impression 53
~ opportunities 4
~ problems 53
credit
give ~ 60
take full ~ for 60 
play 
cricket 
25 
crime
breed ~ 1, 39
cause ~ 1
~ figures 35
~ rate 35
~ wave 35
combat ~ 35
fight ~ 38
fight against ~ 35 
juvenile ~ 35
petty ~ 35
street ~ 35
tackle ~ 35
target serious ~ 35 
vehicle ~ 35
war on ~ 38
criminal 
noun
common ~ 35
convicted ~ 35
~ record 35
hardened ~ 35
crisp 
snow 13 
critic
film ~ 23
harsh ~ 60
outspoken ~ 60
critical
highly ~ 60
receive ~ acclaim 60 
sharply ~ 60
criticise
bitterly ~ 6, 60
fiercely ~ 60
roundly ~ 60
criticism
attract ~ 53 
come in for ~ 60 
constant ~ 60
constructive ~ 60
counter ~ 60
dismiss ~ 60
harsh ~ 60 
respond to ~ 60
crop
~ fails 39
grow crops 10
crowning 
achievement 52
crushed 
garlic 44
cry 
noun
~ of alarm 41
~ of pain 41
~ of surprise 41 
give a ~ 41
give a loud ~ 41 
piercing ~ 41
cry 
verb
~ bitterly 6
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cuisine
Chinese/Mexican/French ~ 22
international ~ 22 
unit of 
currency 
46 
custody
apply for ~ of 19 
give ~ to 19 
grant ~ to 19
cut-throat
competition 31
go 
cycling 
25
cyclists 
dismount 5
damage
cause ~ 13
cause a lot of ~ 53 
do ~ 7
irreparable ~ 39
widespread ~ 46
damaged
~ sofa 10
~ things 26
smell 
danger 
45
dark
~ days 12
~ green 43
~ hair 18
~ thoughts 12
~ times 12
go ~ 8
grow ~ 43
pitch ~ 1, 43
darken
expression darkens 12
eyes ~ 12
face darkens 12
play 
darts 
25
dash 
someone’s hopes 52
from 
dawn 
till dusk 40 
day
dark days 12
~ trip 14
spend days 11
sunny ~ 12
dazzling 
production 60
dead
~ keen 5
~ on time 40
dead-end 
job 30
go 
deaf 
8
deafening
~ noise 41
~ sound 41
deal 
noun
do a ~ 31
get a really good ~ 37 
great ~ of 42
great ~ of energy 42 
great ~ of enthusiasm 42 
great ~ of money 42 
great ~ of time 42
strike a ~ 31
deal 
verb
book deals with 23 
film deals with 23
dear 
little 42
death
~ toll 39
face the ~ penalty 34 
heated 
debate 
12
debt 
repayment 39
debut 
album 24
decent 
meal 22
decision
arrive at a ~ 57
big ~ 10, 57 
come to a ~ 57
controversial ~ 36 
defend your ~ 57 
hasty ~ 47
make a ~ 1, 2, 4, 7, 57 
put off (making) a ~ 57 
quick ~ 47
sensible ~ 57
snap decisions 17 
take a ~ 57 
unanimous ~ 57
wise ~ 57
decisive 
battle 38
declare
~ war 38
decline
~ in the number of 46 
rapid ~ 47
dedicated 
fan 59
deep 
hatred 59
deep-rooted 
hatred 59
deeply
affect someone ~ 53 
care ~ 6
~ affected 6
~ ashamed 6
~ committed 6
~ concerned 6
~ hurt 6
~ moved 6
~ regret 6
~ religious 6
~ shocked 6
~ unhappy 6
defeat
~ an opponent 11
~ a team 11 
narrowly 
defeated 
25 
defend
~ your decision 57 
strenuously ~ 32
degree
be awarded a ~ 28
~ of uncertainty 57 
do a ~ 28
get a ~ 28 
obtain a ~ 28
study for a ~ 2, 28 
take a ~ 28
delicate 
subject 49
demanding 
job 30 
make 
demands 
on 2
spark off 
demonstrations 
53
dense
~ fog 13
~ forest 15
deny
~ an accusation 58
~ an allegation 58
~ charges 58
~ a claim 58
~ a rumour 58 
strongly ~ 6, 58
deplete 
the ozone layer 39
depressed
become ~ 8
deeply ~ 21
get ~ 8
deprived
~ area 16
~ home 19
~ region 39
deserve
~ to win 25 
justly ~ 60
richly 
deserved 
60
burning 
desire 
57
desperate 
need 39
desperately
~ jealous 2
~ lonely 10
~ in love 20
~ sad 21
~ want 25
~ worried 2
destroy
~ buildings 13
~ the countryside 15
go into great 
detail 
32 
weather 
deteriorates 
13 
act as a 
deterrent 
34 
detour
make a ~ 47 
take a ~ 47
devastated
absolutely ~ 6
utterly ~ 6
devastating
~ famine 39
~ flood 39
develop
~ AIDS 26
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~ Alzheimer’s disease 26
~ arthritis 26
~ breast cancer 26
~ cancer 26
~ diabetes 26
~ a friendship 20
~ lung cancer 26
~ a taste for 45
news develops 36
developing 
country 39
develop 
diabetes 
26
diagnosed
be ~ with AIDS 26 
be ~ with autism 26
be ~ with breast cancer 26 
be ~ with cancer 26
be ~ with leukaemia 26 
be ~ with lung cancer 26
have an attack of 
diarrhoea 
26 
wind 
dies 
down 13
balanced 
diet 
26 
agree to 
differ 
55 
difference
~ of opinion 56 
major ~ 42
minor ~ 42
sharp ~ 2
differences
~ arise 55
~ exist 55 
settle your ~ 55
different 
walks of life 50 
face a 
difficult 
choice 57 
difficulty
have ~ 9
major ~ 42
minor ~ 42
dilapidated 
building 21
diploma
be awarded a ~ 28 
do a ~ 28
get a ~ 28 
obtain a ~ 28 
study for a ~ 28 
take a ~ 28
direct 
result 53
challenge someone 
directly 
49
disagree
~ fundamentally 55
~ profoundly 33 
tend to ~ 55
fundamental 
disagreement 
55
bitterly 
disappointed 
1, 6, 21
bitterly 
disappointing 
6
disappointment 
express your ~ 21 
huge ~ 21
disapproval 
express your ~ 60
frown of ~ 60
look of ~ 60
show your ~ 60
disapprove 
strongly ~ of 60 
thoroughly ~ 60
disaster
be a recipe for ~ 52 
natural ~ 39
disclaim 
responsibility 58
discussion 
close a ~ 10 
heated ~ 12 
lead a ~ 2 
lengthy ~ 49
disease
contract a ~ 26
develop Alzheimer’s ~ 26 
rare ~ 46
dishevelled 
hair 18
dislike
instant ~ 59
intense ~ 59
strongly ~ 6
take a ~ to 9, 59
dismal 
failure 52
dismiss 
criticism 60
cyclists 
dismount 
5
dispose 
of items 5 
dispute
bitter ~ 55 
settle a ~ 55
distance
considerable ~ from 42 
cover a ~ of x kilometres 42 
long ~ from 42
short ~ from 42
travel a ~ of x kilometres 42 
within commuting ~ 42 
within walking ~ 42