Collocations Flashcards

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[adj] food (McDonalds)

A

fast food

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a [adj] glance

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a quick glance

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a [adj] meal

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a quick meal

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[verb] an effort

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make an effort

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5
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[verb] TV

A

watch TV

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a very [adj] engine (1000hp)

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a very powerful engine

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an [adj] monument

very old

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an ancient monument

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[verb] mistakes

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make mistakes

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9
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narrow-minded

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недалёкий

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[adj] car (hi speed)

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fast car

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Attention! Smoking is [adv] forbidden

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Attention! Smoking is strictly forbidden

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12
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It was very cold (paraphrased)

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It was bitterly cold

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It was very dark (paraphrased)

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it was pitch dark

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poverty causes crime (paraphrased)

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poverty breeds crime

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a big meal (paraphrased)

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a substantial meal

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[verb] university

give up

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left university

17
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I [verb] a decision to move abroad last year

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I made a decision to move abroad last year

18
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when I changed my position in the company I [verb] a new profession

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when I changed my position in the company I took up a new profession

19
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I always want to [verb] the guitar

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I always want to play the guitar

20
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I’m not a composer, so I [verb] any songs

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I’m not a composer, so I haven’t written any songs