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

distant
~ cousin 19
in the not too ~ future 40
~ relative 19
distinction
draw a ~ between 33 
sharp ~ 2
distinctive 
aroma 45
distinctly 
remember 54
disturb 
the ecological balance 39 
opinions are 
divided 
56
divorce
acrimonious ~ 19
bitter ~ 19 
get a ~ 19
get 
divorced 
2
do
~ activities 25
~ aerobics 25
~ archery 25
~ an assignment 28
~ athletics 25
~ your best 7
~ circuit training 25
~ the cooking 7
~ a course 2, 28
~ damage 7
~ a degree 28
~ a diploma 28
~ your duty 2
~ an essay 28
~ an exam 28
~ exercises 7, 25
~ an experiment 7
~ someone a favour 7
~ someone a good turn 7
~ gymnastics 25
~ your hair 7
~ harm 7
~ homework 28
~ your homework 7
~ the ironing 7
~ judo 25
~ a lecture 28
~ research 28, 32
~ a research project 28
~ some shopping 2
~ the shopping 7
~ sport 25
~ a subject 28
~ a talk 28
~ the washing 7
~ weightlifting 25
~ some work 2, 7
~ wrestling 25
~ yoga 25
do up 
an old house 21 
change 
doctors 
48 
leak a 
document 
58 
domestic 
flight 14
dominate 
the landscape 15 
play 
dominoes 
25
donate 
money to 37 
doomed 
to failure 52 
cast 
doubt 
on 56 
have 
doubts 
56 
bring about the 
downfall 
53
download
~ an audiobook 23
~ an e-book reader app 23
~ applications 27
draft
final ~ 28
first ~ 28
dramatic
~ fall 46
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~ improvement 52
~ rise 46
~ setting 15
draughty 
hall 21
draw
~ an analogy 33
~ attention to 33
~ a conclusion 33
~ a distinction between 33
~ parallels 33
~ to a close 51 
pretty 
dreadful 
5 
dream
~ home 21 
have a ~ 9
dress 
noun
wear a ~ 11
drink
refreshing ~ 22
soft ~ 22
driving
~ rain 13
~ snow 13
droopy 
moustache 18
drop 
verb
~ a hint 49, 58
~ a player 25
drop 
noun
~ in the number of 46 
sharp ~ 2
drug 
abuse 35
fail a 
drugs 
test 25
dry
~ hair 44
~ skin 44 
baby is 
due 
19 
dull
~ ache 26
pretty ~ 5
~ thud 41
dumpy 
woman 18 
from dawn till 
dusk 
40
dying 
of hunger 22
dysfunctional 
family 19 
download an 
e-book 
reader app 
23
ear-splitting
~ noise 41
~ sound 41
earliest 
memory 54
early
~ 21st century 40
~ start 51
ridiculously ~ 6
take ~ retirement 30
earn
~ a good salary 37
~ money 11, 37
~ a salary 11
ease
~ pain 3
~ the pain 2
easy
~ listening 24
~ read 23
~ to read 29
~ walk 50
extremely ~ 2
ridiculously ~ 6
healthy 
eating 
26
disturb the 
ecological 
balance 39
economic
~ migrant 39
economy
~ booms 4
global ~ 39
highly 
educated 
6
education 
further ~ 28 
get an ~ 28 
higher ~ 28 
receive an ~ 28 
tertiary ~ 28
eerie 
silence 41
effect 
noun
adverse ~ 53
beneficial ~ 53 
have an ~ 53 
have an ~ on 53 
huge ~ 53
major ~ 42
minor ~ 42
negative ~ 53
positive ~ 53
produce the opposite ~ 53 
effect 
verb
~ a change 53
effective
~ way 52
extremely ~ 6
highly ~ 6, 52
special 
effects 
23
efficiency
brisk ~ 47
effort
make an ~ 1, 2, 7
elderly 
person 10 
win an 
election 
11 
unit of 
electricity 
46
embark
~ on a career 30
~ upon an explanation 5 
acutely 
embarrassing 
4
embarrassment
cause ~ 53
cheeks burn with ~ 12 
surge of 
emotion 
4 
emotional
~ impact 21
~ involvement 21
~ response 21
~ wreck 21
highly ~ 21
lay 
emphasis 
on 33
life feels 
empty 
21
walking 
encyclopaedia 
50
end 
noun
abrupt ~ 51
bring something to an ~ 51 
come to an ~ 51
~ of a book 23
~ of a film 23
~ result 51
mark the beginning of the ~ 51 
perfect ~ 51
end 
verb
~ a relationship 10 
film ends 10
holiday ended 51
journey ended 51
meal ended 51
trip ended 51
have a happy 
ending 
24
energy
great deal of ~ 42 
enforce 
the law 34
powerful 
engine 
1
engrossed 
in a book 23 
enhance 
your performance 25 
enjoy
~ the fruits of 52
~ a view 15 
thoroughly ~ 2
really ~ 2
enjoyment
great ~ 59
sheer ~ 59
enormous
~ amount 46
~ number 46 
lead an 
enquiry 
2
enrol 
on a course 2, 28
enter
~ a competition 25
~ into an argument 55
in-flight 
entertainment 
14 
great deal of 
enthusiasm 
42 
entirely 
agree 55
university 
entry 
2
environment
protect the ~ 15 
stimulating working ~ 30
eradicate 
poverty 39 
escape 
poverty 39 
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essay
do an ~ 28
give (the teacher) an ~ 28 
hand in an ~ 28
write an ~ 28
establish 
a connection 32
estranged
~ husband 19
~ wife 19
evaluate 
critically 27
even 
number 46
turn of 
events 
36
try 
every 
possible way 2
evidence
contradictory ~ 58
~ is based on 56 
gather ~ 32
provide ~ 32
supporting ~ 32
ex-husband 
19
ex-wife 
19
exam
do an ~ 28 
fail an ~ 52 
pass an ~ 52 
sit an ~ 28
take an ~ 2, 28 
walk an ~ 50
perfect 
example 
32 
excellent 
grasp of 52 
excessive 
noise 41 
exchange
~ addresses 48
~ ideas 48
~ money 48
excited
become ~ 8
get ~ 8
excruciating 
pain 26 
make an 
excuse 
7
exercise
take ~ 26
vigorous ~ 26
do 
exercises 
7, 25
exhaust 
fumes 16, 39
exhausted
absolutely ~ 6
utterly ~ 6
exist
differences ~ 55
controversy exists 55
hasty 
exit 
47
company 
expands 
4 
expecting 
a baby 19
lead an 
expedition 
2 
ridiculously 
expensive 
6 
experience 
noun
have an ~ 9 
have ~ in 30
unforgettable ~ 54
experience 
verb
~ pain 3
do an 
experiment 
7
explanation
embark upon an ~ 5 
launch into an ~ 5 
tentative ~ 32
sexual 
exploitation 
39
explosion
almighty ~ 41
loud ~ 41
express
~ your disappointment 21
~ your disapproval 60
expression 
darkens 12
extended 
family 19
extension
add an ~ 21 
become 
extinct 
8
extremely
~ competitive 6
~ controversial 6
~ easy 2
~ effective 6
~ keen 5
~ likely 6
~ profitable 6
~ successful 6
~ unlikely 6
~ unusual 6
bushy 
eyebrows 
18
eyes
~ darken 12
~ light up 12
~ shine 12
eye contact
maintain ~ 29
make ~ 29
face 
noun
~ darkens 12
~ lights up 12
~ shines 12
oval ~ 18
pointed ~ 18
remember someone’s ~ 54 
round ~ 18
sunny ~ 12
tears stream down someone’s ~ 12
face 
verb
~ an accusation 58
~ the death penalty 34
~ a difficult choice 57
~ a fine 34 
factor
key ~ 4, 32
major ~ 42
minor ~ 42
foul-smelling 
factory 
45
fade
memories ~ 54
colour fades 43
fail
crop fails 39
~ a drugs test 25
~ an exam 52
~ miserably 52
failure
dismal ~ 52 
doomed to ~ 52 
spectacular ~ 52
faint 
glow 43
fair 
adjective
~ hair 18
~ trial 34
fall 
verb
~ ill 8
~ in love 20
~ into a category 33
~ into ruin 15
~ sharply 46
~ silent 8
~ steeply 46
rate falls 46
fall 
noun
dramatic ~ 46
falling 
profits 5
faltering 
steps 50
familiar 
landscape 15
family
bring up a ~ 19 
close ~ 19
close-knit ~ 19
dysfunctional ~ 19
extended ~ 19
immediate ~ 19
loving ~ 19
nuclear ~ 19
provide for your ~ 19 
raise a ~ 19 
respectable ~ 19 
start a ~ 19
family-run 
hotel 14
devastating 
famine 
39
become 
famous 
1, 8
fan
adoring ~ 24
ardent ~ 59
dedicated ~ 59
far-flung 
places 42
far-off 
places 42
fashionable 
club 16
fast
~ car 1, 47
~ computer 47
~ food 1
~ lane 47
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~ pace 47
~ train 47
fast-flowing 
river 15 
fasten 
your seatbelt 14 
fat
~ book 42
~ person 42
favour
ask someone a ~ 49 
do someone a ~ 7
favourite
absolute ~ 59
all-time ~ 59
album 
features 
24
give 
feedback 
28
feel
~ at home 21
~ homesick 21
~ pain 3
~ strongly 6
life feels empty 21
feeling
have a ~ 9, 54
arouse feelings 21
hurt someone’s feelings 17 
show your feelings 21
female 
lead 23
blow down 
fences 
13 
fever
have an attack of hay ~ 26 
suffer from hay ~ 26
past 
few 
weeks 40 
field 
telephone calls 30 
open 
fields 
15
fierce
come up against ~
competition 25
~ fighting 38
fiercely
~ criticise 60
~ loyal 17
fiery 
temper 12
fight 
verb
~ crime 38
~ for life 38
~ a war 38
fight 
noun
~ against crime 35 
put up a ~ 25
put up a ~ against 38 
fierce 
fighting 
38 
figure
slim ~ 18
solitary ~ 10
crime 
figures 
35
fill
~ someone with admiration 59
~ a vacancy 30 
filled 
with horror 4 
film
beginning of a ~ 23 
cast a ~ 23
end of a ~ 23
~ captures (an atmosphere) 23
~ comes out 23
~ critic 23
~ deals with 23
~ ends 10
~ review 23
give a ~ a bad review 23 
make a ~ 23 
recommend a ~ 23 
review a ~ 23
see a ~ at the cinema 23 
see a ~ on television 23 
shoot a ~ 23
star in a ~ 23
watch a ~ on television 23