English collocations Flashcards
____ time for someone/to do sth
make
____ an apology
make
____ a statement
make, issue
____ breakfast/lunch/dinner (prepare)
make
____ a speech
make, deliver
____ your bed
make
____ coffee/tea
make
____ dessert
make
____ a decision
make
____ an excuse
make
____ an offer
make
____ a phone call
make
____ a noise/sound
make
____ a complaint
make, lodge
____ a mess
make
____ a plan
make
____ a mistake/error
make
____ a profit
make, turn
____ a loss
make
____ an effort
make
____ a list
make/draw up
____ progress
make
____ changes (verb)
make
____ a promise
make
____ a party
throw/have
____ a barbecue
have/cook
____ an accident
have
____ a question
ask
____ amends
make
____ the housework/dishes/the laundry/the shopping
do
____ the shopping
do
____ your homework
do
____ business
do
____ a great/terrible/good job
do
____ a report
do/write
____ a course
do, take
____ your hair/nails
do
____everything/something/anything/nothing
do
____ good/well/badly
do
____ your best
do
____ a reservation
make
____ a fortune/$5000
make
____ a pass at someone
make
____ ____ after an argument
make up
____ a point
make
____ a bet
make
____ a confession
make
____ a suggestion
make
____ a prediction
make
____ a fuss
make
____ an observation
make
____ a comment
make
____ a choice
make
____ an attempt
make
_____ a discovery
make
_____ a difference
make
_____ an exception
make
_____ and _____ memory
dim and distant
_____ of space
short
_____ room/space (adj.) (enough, and often more than you need)
ample
_____ space (adj.) (narrow)
confined
within _____ memory
living
_____ disguised (adv.)
thinly
stubborn _____
streak
_____ exterior
gruff
_____ wit
sharp
your _____ point (a particular skill)
strong
_____ personality (lively)
bubbly
_____ a _____ resemblance
bear a striking
_____ expression (showing no understanding or emotion)
blank
_____ reception (unfriendly welcome)
cool
_____ a reference
provide
trust someone _____ (totally)
implicitly
_____ the challenges
meet
_____ _____ a referee
act as
_____ interest (adj.) (very strong)
keen
_____ your interests
pursue
_____ idle
bone
_____ customer (untrustworthy person)
slippery
_____ someone in contempt
hold
_____ a fight
pick
the blame _____ on
rests
_____ their responsibilities (avoid)
shirk
_____ to that level
stoop
_____ your judgement
cloud
_____ error (adj.) (obvious)
glaring
constant _____ (complaining or criticising all the time)
nagging
minor _____ (small complaints)
niggles
_____ influence (adj.) (someone who encourages others to behave in a negative way)
disruptive
in the _____ _____ of publicity
full glare
_____ your ambition
realise
_____ praise on
heap
_____ impact (adj.)
significant
_____ to someone’s every whim
pander to someone’s every whim
a _____ brat
spoilt
_____ youth (adj.)
disaffected
_____ the error of _____ _____
see the error of your ways
_____ into the pattern of
fall
occasional _____ (a slight ache from time to time)
twinge
_____ moment (adj.) (moment of forgetfulness)
senior
_____ attention (adj.) (complete)
undivided
_____ _____ harm
come to
on bad _____
terms
_____ friends (adj.)
firm
casual _____
acquaintances
_____ the rift
heal
_____ sth the wrong way
take
_____ some distance between
put
_____ to someone’s defence
spring
_____ new relationships (form or create)
forge
_____ someone’s trust
win
_____ _____ the offensive
go on
to be _____ _____ trial
put on
_____ someone a sentence
give
_____ _____ your sentence
serve out
_____ charges (adj.) (deliberately made up)
trumped-up
_____ circumstances
mitigating/extenuating
_____ in custody (custodia cautelare)
remand
justice has been _____
served
_____ the case (decide that it is not worth considering)
dismiss
_____ someone to justice
bring
_____ trial
stand
_____ good health
enjoy
_____ plenty of exercise
do
_____ _____ a diet
go on
_____ _____ your strength
build up
_____ an operation
have
_____ a full recovery
make
_____ an overdose
take
a _____ cold (heavy)
streaming
_____ into a coma
fall
_____ _____ of a coma
come out
_____ _____ the frontiers
push back
a power _____
cut
power is _____
restored
_____ a card
swipe
to _____ channels
switch
_____ the issue, the problem
address
a force for _____
good/change
to _____ relief (give)
provide
to _____ shelter (give)
provide
_____ the cycle
break
_____ a plea
make
to _____ benefits
claim
_____ a tax
levy
_____ _____ the success
build on
_____ _____ _____ with considerable success
be met with
open a _____ _____ (conto corrente)
current account
_____ afloat (having enough money to pay what you owe)
stay, keep
_____ your debts (pay)
clear
_____ debts (not yet paid)
outstanding
_____ a payment
make
_____ your income (add sth to sth to make it larger)
supplement
_____ _____ loans (demand that people pay back the money the bank has lent to them)
call in
_____ _____ a bill
run up
_____ _____ a deposit
put down
bored _____
rigid/stiff/silly
urban _____
regeneration
_____ suburbs (with lots of green)
leafy
residential _____ (homes)
dwellings
_____ a taxi
hail
to _____ waste
dump
_____ your ways
change
_____ heat (extreme)
searing
run _____ (run out)
dry
in _____ of the law
breach
_____ the requirements
meet/satisfy
_____ permission (give)
grant
_____ _____ an application
put in
_____ _____ the red tape
cut through
_____ permission (receive)
obtain
_____ permission (ask)
seek
_____ professional (complete)
consummate
_____ reviews (adj.) (very positive)
glowing, rave
_____ disaster (total)
unmitigated
_____ your attention
hold
_____ your imagination
fire
_____ _____ support
drum up
_____ _____ a schedule
draw up
_____ suggestion (adj.)
tentative
_____ a plan (reveal)
unveil
_____ sth to someone’s discretion
leave
_____ every eventuality
cover
_____ _____ a suggestion
act on
_____ into practice
put
_____ out of hand
reject
_____ sports
do
_____ your balance
keep
_____ in shape
keep
having a _____ of a time
whale
_____ _____ the chance
jump at
get the _____ of it
hang
_____ _____ pitch
reach fever
_____ the field
take
_____ someone _____ stand-by
put on
send out a search _____
party
sunny _____
spells
keep your eyes _____
peeled/skinned
your budget doesn’t quite _____ to
stretch
opposite of peak time (adj., adverb)
off-peak
peak _____
time
feeling _____ (hungry, informal)
peckish
_____ the trend
set
new season’s _____
look
_____ the high street
hit
_____ the tradition (keep up)
uphold
_____ feast
movable
_____ _____ wedding
joined in
wedded _____
bliss
in a _____ _____ tradition
break with
_____ _____ a display
put on
_____ _____ the third Saturday
fall on
_____ apology (adj.) (humble)
abject
_____ disclosure
damaging
refuse _____ - _____
point-blank
_____ conduct
disorderly
give _____ (permission)
leave
_____ a grievance
air
passionate _____
entreaties
a _____ comment/remark
throwaway
_____ an election (officially announce)
call
trouble _____ _____
breaks out
_____ clues (adj.)
vital
_____ _____ talks
enter into
_____ demonstrations
hold
_____ _____ a go-between
act as
_____ an agreement (arrange)
broker
_____ a press conference
hold
_____ _____ an agreement
enter into
_____ pleasantries
exchange
_____ gossip
juicy
rumours are _____ _____
flying around
_____ chatter
idle
_____ someone in conversation
engage
_____ someone _____ an argument
draw into
_____ your case (give too much importance or seriousness)
overstate
_____ the subject (begin a discussion of a difficult topic)
broach
_____ the subject
drop
opening _____ (remark made in order to start a conversation)
gambit
_____ promise (adj.) (made without thinking)
rash
_____ _____ a conversation
carry on
_____ visit (quick)
whirlwind, flying
_____ a surprise on someone
spring
_____ _____ an appearance
put in/make
social _____ (non-stop set of social events)
whirl
_____ host to
play
_____ someone welcome
make
_____ a visit
pay
_____ a formal function
attend
wine and _____ someone
dine
_____ a lot of ground
cover
_____ a place
secure
_____ full marks
achieve
your concentration _____
wavers
_____ truant
play
_____ _____ a fuss
kick up
_____ your _____ elsewhere
take your custom
_____ service (quick)
prompt
_____ for purpose
fit
_____ an order
place
_____ for complaint
grounds
_____ a commitment
honour
_____ with customers (communicate)
engage
recycle _____
waste
pander to someone’s every _____
whim
to _____ _____ production
go into
_____ your target
meet
_____ the committee
chair
_____ the demands
satisfy
_____ the books
balance
_____ _____ the receivers
call in
_____ an objective
set
three times _____ than
greater
a _____ increase
substantial
_____ _____ some thought
give it
_____ the importance
grasp
_____ the view
take
_____ to the theory
subscribe
_____ judgement on someone
pass
think _____ (adv.) (in an imaginative way)
laterally
_____ doubt (adj.)
nagging
a _____ conclusion (obvious)
foregone
_____ _____ a meeting (arrange)
pencil in
_____ your livelihood
lose
_____ your desk
clear
_____ hours (adj.)
unsocial
_____ tasks (adj.)
menial
_____ wage (adj.) (enough money to live on)
living
_____ labour (exploited)
sweated
_____ your potential
realise
_____ the course
stay
_____ a niche for someone
carve
_____ _____ the post
take up
_____ a position (maintain)
hold
_____-_____ scheme
fast-track
_____ your priorities right
get
_____ priority over sth
take
_____ _____ my French
keep up
_____ _____ a tip-off
act on
_____ _____ office
take up
_____ _____ heavily on
come down
_____ _____ an appetite
work up
_____ _____ savings/funds
dip into
_____ _____ an intruder
see off
_____ _____ an opponent
see off
_____ your fortune
tell
_____ its aim
state
_____ your business
state
_____ the message _____
get across
_____ the police
notify
_____ ignorance
profess
_____ your innocence
protest
_____ your knowledge
impart
improvements to _____
make
_____ some research
do
_____ a habit of
make
_____ a success of
make
_____ an escape
make
_____ a calculation
make
_____ your acquaintance
make
_____ a protest
stage
_____ _____ a meal (prepare quickly)
rustle up
_____ a good impression
create, make
_____ a stand against
make
_____ room for sth
make
_____ a proposal
make
_____ an arrangement
make
_____ a contribution
make
_____ the bill
foot
_____ ( _____ _____ ) the facts
face (up to)
_____ mad (adj.)
hopping
_____ the rocks
hit
_____ a snack
grab
_____ the results
pending
_____ a seat
grab
standards _____
slip
a _____ of luck
stroke
a _____ of information
snippet
a _____ of attacks/thefts
spate
_____ threat (adj.)
idle
_____ into song
burst
_____ hair (brownish-red)
auburn
_____ accent (thick)
broad
_____ hint (strong)
broad
_____ the meeting/trial (have a pause or rest)
adjourn
_____ the stock market
play
_____ contradict (adv.) (completely)
flatly
_____ someone’s interest
arouse
a _____ of paint
lick
to _____ evidence (in a trial)
give
_____ a photo
take
_____ a stroll
take
_____ a shower
take/have
_____ breakfast (eat quickly)
grab
_____ breakfast (eat)
have
to _____ an idea/a topic/a problem (decide not to deal with it until later)
park
_____ a run/walk
go for
_____ yoga
do
_____ martial arts
do
_____ appetite (adj.)
healthy
_____ awakened (adv.)
rudely
_____ sleep (adj.)
restful
_____ _____ a company (open)
set up
_____ at a loss
operate
_____ bust
go
_____ a promotion
run
_____ a deadline
meet
_____ the blame
shoulder/take
_____ a committment
make
_____ voice (adj.) (low, unfriendly and harsh)
gruff
under your _____ (in a very quiet way so that it is difficult for people to hear)
breath
Not _____ a word
utter
_____ silence (not friendly and not showing any emotion)
stony
_____ voice (adj.) (very loud)
booming
a _____ of thunder
clap, rumble
deathly _____ (noun) (a sudden silence)
hush
a dull _____ (unclear sound made when sth heavy falls)
thud
_____ your words (speak unclearly, running the sounds together)
slur
_____ _____ a cry
let out
_____ the help
enlist
_____ itself (extremely easy)
simplicity
_____ the easy way out
take
_____ alternative (adj.)
feasible
_____ the time to do sth
take
with _____ ease
remarkable
_____ the effort
worth
_____ recall (adv.) (immediately)
instantly
_____ blow (adj.)
severe
_____ weather conditions (adj.)
adverse conditions
_____ danger (adj.)
grave
_____ _____ hard work
sound like
_____ a threat
pose
_____ a challenge (enjoy the thought of something that you are going to do)
relish
_____ some degree of risk
carry
_____ an error (find)
spot
_____ hurdles (verb)
overcome
disaster _____ (verb)
strikes
_____ to an emergency
respond
a _____ drive (new effort)
fresh
difficulties _____
arise
problems _____
occur/arise
a _____ number of
significant/substantial
an _____ supply
endless
the _____ quantity
sheer
_____ fees (adj.) (very high)
astronomical
_____ crop (adj.) (very large)
bumper
_____ amount (adj.) (much more than you would usually expect)
inordinate
an _____ majority
overwhelming
an _____ quantity (a person or thing whose characteristics are not yet clear)
unknown
a _____ shift
sudden, dramatic
fluctuating _____ (adv.)
wildly
_____ a transformation
undergo
_____ a revival
undergo
_____ _____ the times (keep up with changes and adapt to them)
move with
increase _____ (adv.)
significantly, dramatically (NOT strongly)
_____ an increase/decrease
show (NOT have)
_____ considerable improvement
show
change _____ _____ (so much one couldn’t recognise)
beyond recognition
remain _____ (formal: stay the same)
unchanged
changes _____ place (verb.)
take
_____ sth to a halt (often about transport)
bring
_____ a halt to sth
call
_____ sth to a close
bring
_____ a stop to
put
_____ a pregnancy (end)
terminate
_____ an attempt
abandon
_____ the street (prevent people from entering)
close off
a _____ in the conversation
lull
a _____ in the fighting
lull
dawn _____
breaks
_____ into a run (start running)
break
the rain _____ _____ (starts)
sets in
opening _____
remarks
_____ measures (introduce)
instigate
_____ fears (make people worry about)
spark/fuel
talks _____
collapse
_____ completion
near
_____ rumours (make a statement to end the rumours)
dispel
_____ confusion (verb.)
clear up
_____ unrests (stop)
quell
_____ fears of (stop people worrying about)
allay
_____ the cause
establish
_____ cause (adj.) (origin)
root
_____ the full effect
feel
_____ an effect
have
_____ effects (adj.) (negative)
ill
a _____ effect
knock-on
_____ the results
produce
_____ resentment
breed
_____ doubts
plant
_____ speculation
prompt
_____ obsolete
render
_____ havoc
wreak
_____ someone crazy
drive
_____ disaster (verb)
spell
_____ reason (adj.) (very powerful)
compelling
_____ an explanation
demand
_____ the consequences
face
_____ similar (adv.)
fundamentally
_____ little resemblace to
bear
in _____ contrast
marked
_____ distinction (adj.)
clear
_____ gap (adj.) (an enormous difference)
yawning
the advantages _____ the disadvantages
outweigh
differ _____ (adv.) (a lot)
widely
do not _____ comparison with
bear
_____ favourably with
compare
_____ in comparison
pale
_____ a comparison with
draw
_____ the balance between
strike
_____ the gap
bridge
_____ distinction (adj.) (small)
subtle
_____ difference (adj). (small)
subtle
_____ disparity (adj.) (increasing)
growing
a _____ of genius
stroke
a _____ of work (always used in the negative)
stroke
the whole _____ of emotions
gamut
a _____ of class
touch
a _____ of hope
glimmer
a _____ of interest/hope
flicker
a _____ of emotion
flicker
a _____ of activity (a sudden, short period)
flurry
a _____ of bread (thick slice)
hunk
a _____ of butter (small lump)
knob
a _____ of cream (large spoonful)
dollop
a _____ of liquid (small amount)
dash
a _____ of herb or spice (small amount)
sprinkling
call in _____
the receivers
_____ waste to sth (verb.) (destroy)
lay
a _____ effort (adj.) (brave)
valiant
a _____ effort (adj.) (serious and thorough)
determined
a _____ effort (adj.) (made by several people)
concerted
a _____ effort (adj.) (requiring a lot of energy)
strenuous
_____ your best shot
give it
_____ attempt (adj.) (failed)
abortive
physical _____ (hard physical effort)
exertion
a hard _____ (hard work)
slog
_____ advice (verb) (give)
offer
_____ effort (verb) (need)
require
_____ the rewards
reap
_____ to failure (adj.)
doomed
_____ your hopes on sth
pin
_____ to the trouble (make an effort)
go
_____ a _____ at someone (to criticize someone strongly)
have a go at
_____ to someone (annoy or upset)
get
_____ harm (verb.) (intend to do or say anything hurtful)
mean
it _____ as a shock
comes
_____ flight (verb) (to run away, or to try to escape)
take
a _____ excuse (adj.) (difficult to believe)
feeble, flimsy
give someone a _____ (phone)
ring
_____ an email (write)
drop
give someone a _____ (do sth special to say goodbye)
send-off
_____ you any trouble
cause
_____ you _____ any trouble
put you to
_____ assurance
give
_____ your promise (not keep)
go back on
_____ the commitment (strongly state again)
reaffirm
give a _____ answer (adj.) (direct and honest)
straight
_____ a question to (ask)
put
_____ a question (deal with)
field
face a _____ (a lot of tough questions)
grilling
_____ your point (accept that you have an opinion worth considering)
take
_____ _____ a contract
enter into
_____ a contract (break)
breach
a _____ of jealousy
fit
_____ scheme (adj.) (silly, or very unlikely to succeed)
hare-brained
give _____ to your frustration
vent
a _____ of judgement (poor judgement)
lapse
_____ remarks (unpleasant comments)
disparaging
take a _____ (a criticism that you make while you are talking about something else)
sideswipe
a _____ of relief
sigh
a _____ of adrenaline
surge
a _____ of energy
burst
_____ bliss
sheer
your heart _____
leaps
_____ keen (adj.) (very)
dead
_____ to your advantage
work
_____ great delight in
take
_____ pleasure from
derive
_____ _____ joy
jump for
_____ hopes (adj.)
high
_____ bliss (adj.) (a feeling of calm happiness)
sheer
_____ with little alternative
left
_____ to the rules
keep to, stick to
a _____ meal
quick (NOT fast)
a _____ glance
quick
_____ your way somewhere
make
_____ pain (adj.) (strong)
sharp
_____ demands
make
_____ a bath
run
_____ someone a call
give
_____ damage
do
_____ an experiment
do
_____ harm
do
_____ consequences (adj.) (very severe or serious)
dire
_____ a contract (end)
terminate
_____ the test of time
stand
a _____ of dolphins
pod
a _____ of hounds/wolves/dogs
pack
a _____ of cattle
herd
a _____ of elephants
herd
a _____ of monkeys/baboons
troop
a _____ of lions
pride
a _____ of birds
flock
a _____ of sheeps
flock
a _____ of whales
pod
a _____ of bees/locusts/other flying insects
swarm
a _____ of fish/sardines
shoal/school
a _____ of light/interest/understanding
glimmer
_____ energy to
devote
_____ our warnings, advice (listen to)
heed
wouldn’t _____ any sleep _____ it
lose, over
worried _____ (adj.)
sick
_____ to the occasion
rise
_____ sour (verb.) (become bad)
turn
_____ support/loyalty (adj.) (strong and not becoming weaker)
unswerving
_____ to action
rouse
_____ its/a toll
take
_____ TV (verb)
watch
a _____ of nostalgia/hunger/jealousy (a sudden strong feeling of pain)
pang
_____ with pride (verb) (look extremely proud)
swell
_____ aware (adverb) (completely)
fully
_____ from a bus (get out)
alight
_____ a think about it
have
_____ jobs (make staff redundant)
axe
_____ a tender (a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price)
submit
_____ capital (get money)
raise
_____ a favour
do
_____ someone a good _____ (favour)
do a good turn
_____ bald, grey, deaf, blind
go
_____ yellow
go
hair _____ white
turns
_____ ill (become)
fall
_____ silent (become)
fall
_____ louder (get)
grow
_____ a row (argument)
have
_____ a break
have
_____ difficulty
have
_____ a look
have
_____ person (old)
elderly
_____ a compliment
pay
_____ tribute
pay
_____ a liking
take
_____ advantage
take
_____ a reputation, an advantage
gain
_____ power, control, access
gain
a _____ smile/face (happy)
sunny
be _____ _____ of tears
in floods
tears _____ _____ your face
stream down
a _____ temper
fiery, quick
tempers _____ (people become angry with each other)
flare
a _____ of publicity, glory
blaze
a _____ of lights, colours
blaze
your cheeks _____ with embarassment
burn
people _____ (verb) (move slowly)
trickle
_____ sunshine (only sunshine, no clouds in the sky)
unbroken
pouring _____ rain
with
a _____ in the clouds
break
_____ cloud (adj.)
thick
it _____ _____ rain
looks like
_____ winds (adj.) (very cold)
biting
_____ of fog (small area)
patches
at midday the sun is _____
strongest
_____ rain (falling fast and heavy)
driving
_____ winds (extremely strong)
gale-force
rivers _____ their banks (flood)
burst
_____ storm/weather condition (unusual or unexpected)
freak
_____ hot (adj.)
scorching
the wind _____ _____ the trees
whistling through
the _____ of fire
crackling
the opposite of “return journey”
outward journey
the opposite of “a bumpy flight”
a smooth flight
a _____ seat
window/aisle
_____ booked (completely)
fully
_____ accomodation (very cheap)
budget
_____ a glimpse of (see for a moment)
catch
_____ into ruin
fall
_____ a bend (turn a corner)
round
_____ in ruins
lie
tower _____ sth
above
_____ beaches (adj.) (without many people)
secluded
_____ into view
come
_____ streets (pavimentate con ciottoli)
cobbled
_____ town (an area in or on the edge of a city, in which poor people live in small, very cheaply built houses)
shanty
_____ traffic (adj.)
bumper-to-bumper
urban _____ (city area which is empty and in bad condition)
wasteland
_____ with litter (to be covered with things that are spread around in a careless or untidy way)
strewn
_____ shops, products (adj.) (for people with expensive tastes)
upmarket
_____ fumes
exhaust
_____ decision (adj.) (quick)
snap
_____ a grudge
bear, hold
_____ standards (verb.)
set
_____ your pride
swallow
_____ a tantrum
throw
_____ a joke (to laugh when someone says something funny about you and not be offended)
take
_____ a joke on someone
play
_____ moustache (long and hanging down heavily)
droopy
_____ hair (rough, and not smooth or soft)
coarse
_____ -black (completely black)
jet
_____ cheeks (adj.) (fat in a pleasant and attractive way)
chubby
_____ eyebrows (adj.) (very thick)
bushy
well-_____ (strong, attractive bodies)
built
cugino di secondo grado
second cousin
_____ divorce (adj.)
bitter, acrimonious
a _____ home (poor family)
deprived
_____ bachelor (adj.)
confirmed
_____ a baby
have
the baby _____ (expected to arrive)
is due
_____ _____ home (start an independent life in one’s own flat or house)
set up
_____ a friendship (start)
strike up
_____ a friendship (strengthen)
cement
a _____ amount
significant, substantial
a _____ quantity
significant, substantial
_____ a mortgage
take out
_____ an extension (an extra room onto an existing house)
build, add
_____ yourself at home
make
fresh _____ (foods produced from farming)
produce
_____ food (that goes bad quickly)
perishable
_____ meal (large and very good)
slap-up
_____ your appetite (rovinare)
spoil
_____ the stage (become an actor)
go on
_____ a performance
give
_____ your ambitions
achieve
_____ a penalty, a free kick
take
_____ a substitute
bring on
_____ defeated, beaten (adv.) (di poco)
narrowly
_____ a disease (formal)
contract
_____ cancer, diabetes, AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease
develop
_____ fit (verb)
keep
_____ ache (adj.) (not strong)
dull
_____ the pain (make less strong)
alleviate, relieve
_____ headache (adj.) (very intense)
splitting
_____ / _____ cold
heavy, slight
to be _____ ill
taken
_____ a web search
do
_____ _____ your computer
hack into
_____ your search (make more accurate)
refine
_____ an exam
do, take, sit
_____ a lecture
give
_____ an education
receive
_____ a degree, a diploma
obtain, get
_____ feedback
give
_____ a guitar (strimpellare)
strum
_____ activities
do
_____ someone’s career (destroy)
wreck, ruin
_____ _____ a career (start)
embark on
_____ appointments
make
_____ a presentation
give
_____ a record of
keep
_____ the minutes (official records of a meeting)
take
_____ your notice (to tell your employer that you are leaving your job, especially in a letter)
hand in, give in
_____ early retirement
take
_____ telephone calls (deal with, usually done by a secretary)
field
_____ partnership with
go into
business _____ (close because of failure)
folds
_____ a deal
strike, do, make
_____ trading (close your business)
cease
_____ into detail
go
_____ evidence (raccogliere)
gather
_____ proof (impossible to prove wrong)
irrefutable
_____ a connection
establish
_____ categories
fall into
_____ emphasis on
lay
_____ support to the view that
lend
_____ an analogy
draw
_____ attention to
draw
_____ a conclusion
draw
_____ a parallel
draw
_____ a case for
make
_____ the case for
present
_____ the law (obey) (formal)
observe
act _____ the law
within
comply _____
with
_____ the death penalty
face
_____ _____ trial
go on
_____ a verdict
reach
_____ a heavy fine (pay)
face
_____ the consequences
suffer
a _____ criminal (who has committed a lot of crimes)
hardened
_____ an offence
commit
_____ criminals (low class)
common
a story _____
breaks
_____ the headlines
hit
_____ headlines
make
an _____ of news
item
_____ a story (publish)
run
_____ talks (verb)
hold
a surprising _____ of events
turn
to be _____ hostage
taken
_____ a close watch
keep
talks _____ _____
break down
_____ fire
catch
_____ publicity, recognition
gain
the _____ news
latest (NOT last)
news has just _____
come in
_____ money (exchange one currency for another)
change
_____ money _____ (spend money on unnecessary things)
throw around
_____ money _____ (spend a lot of money trying to solve a problem)
throw money at
_____ a withdrawal
make
_____ cheap (being sold for a low price)
going
money is _____ (there isn’t much money)
tight
money is _____ in (being used for that thing and you cannot use it for anything else)
tied up
_____ a dislike to
take
_____ your eyes, gaze, face (from sth)
avert
a _____ battle (an argument that continues over a long period of time)
running
_____ order
restore
do not _____ any resistance
offer
sleep _____ (in the open, without shelter)
rough
live _____ the streets
on
_____ _____ the streets (scendere in strada)
take to
can you _____ me the _____
tell the time
_____ on time (right)
dead, bang
_____ your alarms for five o’clock
set
_____ hours (adj.) (unreasonably late or early hours)
ungodly
go _____ foot
on
_____ long steps
take
a _____ walk (quick, busy)
brisk
_____ up and down (walk)
pace
a _____ stroll (gentle)
leisurely
_____ your way somewhere (walk carefully and slowly)
pick
wander _____ (adv.)
aimlessly
_____ headlong into
rush
_____ an interview, an exam (pass easily)
walk
_____ of life (different type of jobs and levels of society)
walks
_____ great strides (progress)
make
_____ _____ against some opposition
run up
_____ confident, angry, purposeful etc. strides
take
_____ a joke (tell)
crack
_____ someone luck
wish
_____ a hint
drop
_____ a word with
have
_____ a favour (chiedere)
ask
_____ ignorance
plead
_____ a lie
tell
_____ instructions
give
_____ _____ a conversation (that’s already started)
join in
_____ _____ a conversation
get into
_____ house (cambiare)
move (NOT change)
_____ the beds
change
_____ a habit
break
_____ the habit (informal)
kick
_____ a new approach
adopt
_____ some adjustments
make
standard of living is _____
rising, improving (NOT increasing or growing)
at _____ speed (carelessly fast and dangerous)
breakneck
in an _____ manner (slow, implies slight criticism)
unhurried
_____ a shortcut
take
_____ a detour
make, take
_____ a step
take
go _____ (become lost or go to the wrong place)
astray
slow to a _____
crawl
_____ to a total of
come
rise, fall _____ (adv.)
sharply, steeply
_____ of currency, electricity, length
unit
_____ your teeth (show)
bare
an _____ taste (sth you dislike at first but start to like after trying it several times)
acquired
to smell _____ (no longer fresh)
off
let me _____ a smell
have
_____ _____ a smell
give off
a _____ of perfume
whiff
_____ fumes (adj.) (poisonous)
noxious
_____ -smelling
foul
fruit _____ _____
goes soft
bread _____ _____
goes hard
_____ sea (opposite of smooth)
rough, choppy
a _____ situation (difficult)
sticky
_____ grain (opposite of fine)
coarse
_____ dark (get)
grow
a _____ of sunlight
ray
_____ dark (adj.)
pitch
_____ your name (destroy your reputation)
blacken
_____ a shadow (make sth less happy, cheerful)
cast
the candle _____
flickers
_____ close range
at
_____ buildings
tall
_____ mountains
high
_____ trees
tall
_____ (a distance of) 40 km
cover
_____ -_____ places (distant)
far-off, far-flung
_____ prices, wages, levels
low (NOT small)
_____ silence (strage in a frightening and mysterious way)
eerie
the waves _____ on the beach
crashing
a _____ stream, brook
babbling
the _____ of rain
patter
_____ the silence
break
_____ cry (high, loud and unpleasant)
piercing
a shot _____ _____
rings out
an _____ sound (defeaning)
ear-splitting
a _____ sound (made quieter or less clear)
muffled
a _____ noise (harsh, unpleasant)
grating
an _____ bang (loud)
almighty
the _____ of the traffic
roar
the machines _____
hum, whir
_____ _____ _____ a good start
get off to
_____ to a close
draw
_____ a start (let’s get started)
make
_____ a promising, early etc. start
make
_____ the finishing touches
put
lose your _____ (suddenly become too frightened to do something)
nerve
_____ _____ useful
come in
_____ a breakthrough
make
_____ a change
effect
_____ someone’s hopes
dash
_____ outcome, result (unexpected)
unforeseen
your mind goes _____
blank
_____ forget (completely)
clean
_____ a dispute, differences
settle
_____ -_____ clash
head-on
_____ someone’s opinion (agree with)
share
_____ havoc
wreak
_____ _____ _____ the wrong foot
get off on
_____ apart (completely different)
poles
a _____ suspicion
sneaking
_____ _____ hope
give up (NOT the hope)
_____ your judgement (affect)
colour
_____ judgement (refuse to give an opinion until you know more about it)
reserve
a _____ desire
burning
_____ someone’s advice
take
_____ the soft option
take
_____ hints (strong suggestions)
heavy
_____ an allegation
make
_____ the charges, an accusation (smentire)
deny
_____ responsibility (negare)
disclaim
_____ pleasure
take
_____ offence
take
the _____ regard
greatest, highest
_____ a particular, genuine liking
have
_____ a claim (prove)
substantiate
_____ your praises
sing
_____ the world of someone
think
_____ to shit
turn
_____ war on someone
wage
_____ sides with
take
_____ the groundwork
lay
_____ a glance
cast
_____ (someone) a yarn, a tale
spin
opposite of a smooth flight
bumpy flight
_____ grain (opposite of coarse)
fine
_____ draft
rough
_____ estimate
rough
nerve-_____
wrecking
_____ consumption
conspicuous
_____ bombing (a tappeto)
carpet
_____ turns
take
_____ pity _____ someone
take pity on
at the first _____ (tentativo)
attempt
