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

suitable 
accommodation 21
carry a 
suitcase 
11
briefly 
summarise 
33
concise 
summary 
32
sun
glare of the ~ 43 
strong ~ 13
the ~ rises 48 
ray of 
sunlight 
43 
sunny
~ day 12
~ face 12
~ smile 12
sunshine
soak up the ~ 13 
unbroken ~ 13
supervise 
work 30 
in short 
supply 
37 
support 
verb
broadly ~ 32
strongly ~ 6
~ a claim 32
support 
noun 
attract ~ 53 
lend ~ to 33
widespread ~ 46
supporting 
evidence 32
supremely 
confident 17
surface
rough ~ 44
smooth ~ 44
go 
surfing 
25
surge
~ of anger 4
~ of emotion 4 
cry of 
surprise 
41 
surprising
~ amount 46
~ number 46
surrounding 
countryside 15
sole 
survivor 
10
prime 
suspect 
5
have a sneaking 
suspicion 
56
sustain 
injuries 26
swallow 
your pride 17 
swell 
with pride 4 
swift
~ action 47
~ reaction 47
~ recovery 47
~ response 47
walk 
swiftly 
50
have 
sympathy 
59
play 
table 
tennis 25 
prescribe 
tablets 
26 
tackle
~ crime 35
~ an opponent 25
~ pollution 39
take
practise taking a penalty 25
~ action 9
~ advantage of 9, 52
~ a bus 9
~ captive 36
~ care of 2
~ a chance 9
~ charge of 30
~ clothes 11
~ a course 28
~ a decision 57
~ a degree 28
~ a detour 47
~ a diploma 28
~ a dislike to 9, 59
~ early retirement 30
~ an exam 2, 28
~ exercise 26
~ a free kick 25
~ full credit for 60
~ a holiday 9
~ hostage 36
~ an interest in 9
~ into consideration 33
~ a joke 17
~ the lead 25
~ a liking to 9
~ a look 2
~ the minutes 30
~ offence 59
~ a penalty 25
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~ a photo 1
~ photos 9
~ a picture 15
~ pleasure 59
~ possession of the ball 25
~ pride in 59
~ prisoner 38
~ responsibility 5
~ a risk 9
~ a shortcut 47
~ the soft option 57
~ someone ages 40
~ someone up on an offer 3
~ someone’s advice 57
~ steps 47, 50
~ a stroll 50
~ a subject 28
~ your time 40
~ to the streets 39
~ a train 9
~ a trip 9
career 
takes off 
30
take on 
work 30
take out 
a mortgage 21
take up
~ the guitar 24
~ a position 33
~ a profession 1 
be 
taken 
ill 26 
musical 
talent 
24 
talk
do a ~ 28 
give a ~ 28
make small ~ 42
talks
hold ~ 36
~ break down 36
tall
~ building 42
~ person 42
~ tree 42
throw a 
tantrum 
17 
target
audience 29
target 
serious crime 35 
set 
targets 
30
taste 
noun
acquired ~ 45
cater for someone’s tastes 59 
develop a ~ for 45
have a ~ 45
leave a bad ~ in your mouth 45 
leave an unpleasant ~ in your 
mouth 45
share the same ~ in 45
taste 
verb
~ freedom 45
raise 
taxes 
48
team
beat a ~ 11 
close ~ 30 
defeat a ~ 11
good ~ player 30
tear off 
roofs 13
tears
burst into ~ 4 
flood of ~ 12
~ stream down someone’s face 12
missing 
teenager 
5
sensitive 
teeth 
54
field 
telephone 
calls 30
television
see a film on ~ 23
see a programme on ~ 23 
watch a film on ~ 23
watch a programme on ~ 23 
watch ~ 23
tell
~ a joke 49
~ a lie 49
~ someone the time 40
~ a story 49
~ the truth 49
temper
fiery ~ 12
keep your ~ 17 
lose your ~ 17, 21
tempers flare 12
tend
~ to agree 55
~ to disagree 55
tendency 
have a ~ 17 
strong ~ 32
tender 
noun
submit a ~ 5
tender 
adjective
~ meat 44
tennis
play table ~ 25 
play ~ 25
sense 
tension 
54
tentative 
explanation 32
terminally 
ill 26
come to 
terms 
with 17 
act of 
terrorism 
35 
tertiary 
education 28 
fail a drugs 
test 
25 
texture
creamy ~ 44
smooth ~ 44
snow 
thaws 
44
vehicle 
theft 
35
theory
challenge a ~ 32 
propose a ~ 32
put forward a ~ 32, 58
thick
~ cloud 13
~ fog 13
~ hair 18
~ snow 13
painfully 
thin 
42
things
damaged ~ 26
little ~ 42
think 
verb
~ hard 56
~ the world of someone 60
think 
noun
have a ~ 5
shape our 
thinking 
32
thoroughly
~ disapprove 60
~ enjoy 2
thought
relish the ~ 59 
dark thoughts 12
have second thoughts 57 
throw
~ money around 37
~ money at 37
~ some light on 43
~ a tantrum 17 
dull 
thud 
41
rumble of 
thunder 
41
thunderous 
applause 60
high 
tide 
42
money is 
tied 
up in 37 
money is 
tight 
37 
time
bang on ~ 40 
big ~ 40 
dead on ~ 40 
free ~ 40
great deal of ~ 42 
have a good ~ 9, 40 
have a great ~ 40
have the ~ of your life 40 
have ~ to 40
kill ~ 40 
make ~ for 40
pass the ~ 40 
right on ~ 40 
run out of ~ 40 
save ~ 40
spare ~ 40
spend some ~ 40 
spend your ~ 2 
take your ~ 40
tell someone the ~ 40
~ goes by 40
~ passes 40
waste ~ 40
times
ancient ~ 10
dark ~ 12
prehistoric ~ 40 
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tinged 
with gold 43
tiny
~ amount 46
~ number 46
tiring 
journey 14
death 
toll 
39
tone
~ of someone’s voice 29, 49 
have a sharp 
tongue 
44 
top
~ job 36
~ speed 47
torrential 
rain 13
total
arrive at a ~ of 46 
come to a ~ of 46
touch 
noun
keep in ~ 20 
lose ~ 20
~ of colour 43
touch on 
issues 33
put the finishing 
touches 
to 51
tough
~ choice 57
~ meat 44 
go on 
tour 
24
mountains 
tower 
15
town
neighbouring ~ 42
shanty ~ 16 
remix a 
track 
24 
traffic
bumper-to-bumper ~ 16 
roar of ~ 41
slow-moving ~ 47 
stream of ~ 12 
volume of ~ 16
train 
noun
fast ~ 47
take a ~ 9
train 
verb
~ hard 25
training
do circuit ~ 25 
provide ~ 28
~ session 25
tranquil 
countryside 15 
power to 
transform 
48
bring about a 
transformation 
53 
travel 
verb
~ alone 10
~ a distance of x kilometres 42
travel 
noun
business ~ 14
~ agent 14
~ arrangements 14
~ brochure 14
tread 
carefully 4
treaty 
peace ~ 38 
sign a ~ 38
tall 
tree 
42
tree-lined 
avenue 16
significant 
trend 
32
prosecute 
trespassers 
5
trial 
noun 
fair ~ 34
go on ~ 34
trial 
adjective
~ separation 19
pay 
tribute 
9 
play a 
trick 
on 17
people 
trickle 
12
trip
boat ~ 14
business ~ 14
camping ~ 14
day ~ 14 take a ~ 9
~ ended 51
trivial 
ailment 26 
win a 
trophy 
11 
troubles 
flare up 12
trousers 
match a jacket 43 
call a 
truce 
38
true
reveal your ~ character 17
~ story 23
trust
~ your intuition 54
~ someone’s judgement 56 
tell the 
truth 
49
try 
verb
~ every possible way 2
try 
noun
have a ~ 9
tune 
noun
catchy ~ 24
tune 
verb
~ an instrument 24
turn 
verb
~ a corner 15
~ gold 8
~ into a flat 22
~ red 8
~ something upside down 47
~ white 8
turn 
noun
do someone a good ~ 7 
sharp ~ 2
~ of events 36 
annual 
turnover
31
watch 
TV 
1
star 
twinkles 
43
contract 
typhoid 
26
unanimous
~ agreement 55
~ decision 57
blissfully 
unaware 
4
unbearable 
pain 26
unbroken 
sunshine 13 
degree of 
uncertainty 
57
love someone 
unconditionally 
20
underlying 
cause 53
unexpected 
outcome 53
unforeseen
~ outcome 53
~ result 53
unforgettable 
experience 54 
claims are 
unfounded 
58 
ungodly 
hours 40
deeply 
unhappy 
6
unhurried 
manner 47
uninterrupted 
view 15
unique 
occasion 10
unit
~ of currency 46
~ of electricity 46
~ of length 46
~ of measurement 46
universal 
condemnation 60
universe 
begins 10
university
leave ~ 1
~ entry 2
unlikely
extremely ~ 6
highly ~ 6
leave an 
unpleasant 
taste in your 
mouth 45
become 
unpopular 
8
unshakeable 
belief 56
unspoilt 
countryside 15
unusual
extremely ~ 6
highly ~ 6
unwanted 
items 5
update 
regularly 27
uphold 
the law 34
upload
your files 27
upmarket 
shops 16
embark 
upon 
an explanation 5 
cause an 
uproar 
53
upset
become ~ 8
get ~ 8
turn something 
upside 
down 47
up-tempo 
number 24
upturned 
nose 18
urban 
wasteland 16
use 
a laptop 11 
useful
come in ~ 52
~ contribution 52
utterly
~ alone 6
~ appalled 6
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~ convinced 6
~ devastated 6
~ exhausted 6
~ impossible 6
~ miserable 6
~ ridiculous 6
~ stupid 6
~ wrong 6
vaguely 
remember 54
valid 
passport 1
good 
value 
16
mindless 
vandalism 
35
vehicle
~ crime 35
~ theft 35
velvety 
sky 44 
reach a 
verdict 
34 
view
admire the ~ 15
appreciate someone’s point of ~ 55
block the ~ 15 
come into ~ 15 
enjoy a ~ 15
go along with a ~ 55 
have a ~ of 21
hold the ~ that 56 
panoramic ~ 15
share a ~ 55 
spectacular ~ 15
uninterrupted ~ 15