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1
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Housework

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Do
After I got home from the office, I was too tired to do the housework

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Laundry

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I really need to do the laundry - I don’t have any clean clothes left

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Dishes

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I’ll make dinner if you do the dishes afterwards

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Shopping

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I went to the bank, did some shopping, and mailed a package at the post office

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5
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Bed

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Make
I made the bed

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Work

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Do
I can’t go out this weekend - I have to do some work on an extra project

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Homework

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You can’t watch any TV until you’ve done your homework

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Good/great/terrible Job

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She did a good job organizing the party

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Report

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Do
I’m doing (or writing) a report on the history of American foreign policy

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Exercice

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I do at least half an hour of exercise every day

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Nails

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Do
Can you open this envelope for me? I just did my nails and they are still wet

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12
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Anything / something…

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Do
Are you doing anything special for your birthday?

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13
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Well

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Do
I think I did pretty well in the interview

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14
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Best

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Do
Just do your best

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15
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Breakfast / dinner / lunch

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Make
I’m making dinner, it’ll be ready in about ten minutes

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16
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Sandwich / salade / cup of tea

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Could you make me a turkey sandwich?
I made a salad for the family picnic
Would you like me to make you a cup of tea?

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17
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Réservation

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Make
I’ve made a reservation for 7:30 at our favourite restaurant

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18
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Money

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Make
I enjoy my job, but I don’t make very much money

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Profit / fortune / $$

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Make
The new company made a profit within its first year
He made a fortune after his book hit #1 on the bestseller list.
I made 250$ selling my old CDs on the internet

20
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Friends

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Make
It’s hard to make friends when you move to a big city

21
Q

Love

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Make
The newlyweds made love on the beach during their honeymoon

22
Q

Fun of someone

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Make
The other kids made fun of Jimmy when he got glasses.

23
Q

Phone call

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Make
Please excuse me, I need to make a phone call

24
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Joke

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Make
He made a joke, but it wasn’t very funny and no one laughed

25
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Point

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Make
Dana made some good points during the meeting

26
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Bet

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Make
I made a bet with Peter to see who could do more push-ups

27
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Complainte

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Make
We made a complaint with our internet provider about their terrible service, but we still haven’t heard back from them

28
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Confession

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Make
I need to make a confession : I was the one who ate the last piece of cake

29
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Speech

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Make
The company president made a speech about ethics in the workplace

30
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Suggestion

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Make
Can I make a suggestion?

31
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Prediction

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Make
It’s difficult to make any predictions about the future of the economy

32
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Excuse

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Make
When I asked him if he’d finished the work, he started making excuses about how he was too busy

33
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Promise

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Make
I made a promise to help her whenever she needs it

34
Q

Fuss

A

Make a fuss (demonstrate annoyance)
Stop making fuss, he’s only late a couple of minutes

35
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Observation

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Make
I’d like to make an observation about our business plan - it’s not set in stone, so we can be flexible

36
Q

Comment

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Make
The teacher made a few critical comments on my essay

37
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Plan / list / decision / choice

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Make
We’re making plans to travel to Australia next year
I’m making a list of everything we need for the wedding
I’ve made my decision - I’m going to New York, not Boston

38
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Mistake

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Make
You made a few mistakes in your calculations

39
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Progress

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Make
My students are making good progress

40
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Attempt / effort

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Make
I’m making an effort to stop smoking this year

41
Q

Discovery

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Make
Scientists have made an important discovery in the area of genetics

42
Q

Difference

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Make
Getting eight hours of sleep makes a big difference in my day

43
Q

Exception

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Make
Normally the teacher doesn’t accept late homework, but she made an exception for me

44
Q

favour

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Do
Can you do me a favour?

45
Q

fuss

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Make
There’s no need to make such a fuss

46
Q

apology

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Make an apology:
James made an apology to his boss.