Do a good/great/terrible job
Do anything/something/everything
Get a degree/ a diploma
Get a letter (receive)
Get changed (change clothes)
Get dressed/ undressed
Get good/top/bad marks
Get home (arrive)
Get hot (ter)
Get the ticket (buy)
Give a call (a ring, a buzz)
Give a lecture or speech or performance
Go insane (idiom)
Go mad/angry
Go to the beach/to the movie
Have a career/a goal
Have a conversation/chat
Have a cup of tea/ coffee
Have a good/nice/etc day!
Have a party/concert
Have access (to)
Have an effect (on)
Have breakfast/lunch/dinner
Have some sugar/ milk
Have the chance (to)
Make a break with somebody
Make a bundle (idiom)
Make a note (of)
Make peace
Make plans
Make progress
Make an effort
Make room
Make sb feel sth
Make sense
Make someone angry/mad/happy/sad
Make sth easy
Make sure
Make the bed
Make time
Make tracks
Make trouble
Make up
Make up your mind
Make war
Make your bed
Pay a bill
Pay a fine
Pay a visit
Pay attention
Pay by credit card
Pay cash
Pay interest
Pay one’s respects
Pay someone a compliment
Pay someone a visit
Save electricity
Save energy
Save lives
Save money
Save one’s strength
Save someone a seat
Save someone’s life
Save something
Save space
Save time
Save yourself the trouble
Say a few words
Say a word
Say for certain/sure
Say good morning/afternoon
Say goodbye
Say hello
Say no more
Say nothing
Say something
Say sorry
Say yes/no
Take (sb) to court
Take (sb’s) temperature
Take a bite
Take a bow
Take a break
Take a call
Take a chance
Take a class
Take a decision (make)
Take a holiday
Take a lesson
Take a look
Take a message
Take a nap
Take a number
Take a photo/ a photograph
Take a picture
Take a rest
Take a risk
Take a seat
Take a shower (have)
Take a step
Take a taxi/bus/train/plane
Take a test
Take a while/ a minute/ five minutes
Take action
Take advantage (of)
Take advice
Take ages
Take an exam/ a test/ a course
Take an opportunity
Take care
Take care of
Take charge
Take drugs
Take exercise
Take hostage
Take medicine
Take notes
Take notice
Take part
Take place
Take pride in
Take prisoner
Take sb’s place
Take someone’s temperature
Take time
Take time of (away form work for holidays or to do sth)
Take turns
Take up space
Take your time
Tell a joke
Tell a lie
Tell a secret
Tell a story
Tell sb the time
Tell the difference
Tell the future
Tell the time
Tell the truth
Tell your name
Abuse drugs
Accept (a) defeat
Accept a challenge
Accept an apology
Accept an invitation
Accept responsibility
Achieve a goal
Admit defeat
Against the law
Answer a letter
Answer a prayer
Answer a question
Answer an advertisement
Answer the door
Answer the phone
Apply for a job
Attract attention
Attract sb’s attention
Balance a budget
Bear a resemblance (to sb/sth)
Beat a record
Beat to death
Blow your nose
Book a flight
Boost morale
Bring about change
Bring attention to
Bring to an end
Bring to justice
Call a meeting
Call a name
Call a strike
Call an election
Call attention to
Call in sick
Call sb names
Call the police
Carry weight
Cast a spell
Cast a vote
Cast doubt
Cause trouble
Change course
Change the subject
Change your mind
Claim responsibility
Close the gap
Commit suicide
Conduct research
Consider a possibility
Cost a fortune
Cover costs
Cross sb’s mind
Cut costs
Declare war
Deliver a baby
Doesn’t matter
Drop the subject
Earn a living
Eke out a living
Enter a plea
Enter politics
Exceed expectations
Express concern
Express interest (in)
Extend a deadline
Face a challenge
Face the fact(s)
Fail miserably
Fall in love
Fight a fire
Fight a war
Fight corruption
Fill a gap
Fill in a form
Find time
Fire a shot
Follow a pattern
Follow advice
Follow directions
Follow instructions
Gain access
Hold a referendum
Hold an election
Hold an inquiry
Hold hands
Hold office
Hold sb hostage
Hold sb prisoner
Hold talks
Hurt sb’s feelings
Impose conditions
Impose restrictions
Impose sanctions
Issue a permit
Join a club
Join forces
Join the army
Jump to a conclusion
Kick a goal
Kill time
Know the score
Lay the groundwork
Lead the field
Lead the way
Lead the world
Lead to believe
Leading role
Leave a message
Leave home
Leave school
Light a fire
Live at home
Lose a game
Lose a job
Lose control
Lose faith
Lose hope
Lose interest
Lose money
Lose weight
Lose your life
Lose your temper
Love dearly
Meet a need
Meet a standard
Meet a target
Meet opposition
Meet with approval
Miss a flight
Miss a goal
Miss an opportunity
Obey an order
Offer a job
Offer an explanation
Offer condolences
Offer your services
Open an account
Open an investigation
Open fire
Owe an apology
Owe an explanation
Pack a suitcase
Part company
Pass (the) time
Pass a law
Pass a test
Pass the time
Pick your nose
Place an order
Play a part
Play music
Pose a risk
Pose a threat
Press a key
Pull a muscle
Push a button
Put on weight
Put out a cigarette
Put out a fire
Put up prices
Put up wages
Put up your hand
Quit a job
Quit drinking
Quit smoking
Raise a family
Raise doubts
Raise hopes
Raise money
Raise questions
Raise taxes
Raise your voice
Rapid growth
Reach a verdict
Reach an agreement
Read aloud
Repair damage
Resort to violence
Restore confidence
Restore order
Retain control
Return a call
Return fire
Return home
Run a business
Run the risk of
Safety net
Satisfy a need
Satisfy a requirement
Satisfy demand
Scare tactic
Score a goal
See reason
Serve a purpose
Serve interests
Set a date
Set a goal
Set a record
Set a standard
Set a table
Set an alarm
Set fire to | set on fire
Set menu
Solve a crime
Solve a problem
Spend time
Spend your life
Stall for time
Stand trial
Stay awake
Strike a balance (btw)
Take time off
Turn a corner
Turn around
Undergo surgery
Undergo treatment
Use sb’s phone
Vote against
Vote for
Wage war
Wait your turn
Warm welcome
Waste an opportunity
Waste money
Waste time
Watch your weight
Wave goodbye
Win a game
Win a war
Win an award
Win an election
Worth a fortune
Yield results
Regain control
A cause of
A photograph of
Address of
Advantage of
Awareness of
Disadvantage of
Exhibition of
Experience of
Fear of
Grasp of
Habit of
Knowledge of
Love of
Member of
Memory of
Method of
Possibility of
Problem of
Process of
Risk of
Understanding of
Cause of
Example of
Way of
Relevance of
A check for (amount of money)
Reason for
Admiration for
Advertisement for
Approval for
Arguments for
Bid for
Case for
Credit for
Cure for
Demand for
Desire for
Fondness for
Hatred for
Love for
Need for
Preference for
Recipe for
Reputation for
Respect for
Responsibility for
Room for
Search for
Talent for
Thirst for
Arguments with
Concern with
Connection with
Contact with
Date with
Dealings with
Difficulty with
Involvement with
Link with
Meeting with
Quarrel with
Relationship with
Sympathy with
A decrease in
A fall in
A rise in
An increase in
Belief in
Change in
Course in
Delay in
Difference in
Difficulty in
Experience in
Growth in
Interest in
Lesson in
Participation in
Place in
Success in
Debate on
Information on
Hold on
Agreement on
Ban on
Congratulations on
Decision on
Report on
Age at
Attempt at
Point at
Anger at
Access to
Addiction to
Allusion to
An attitude to
An invitation to
Approach to
Change to
Concern to
Contribution to
Damage to
Dedication to
Desire to
Devotion to
Invitation to
Newcomer to
Reaction to
Reason to
Reference to
Relevance to
Resistance to
Response to
Solution to
Threat to
Transition to
Visit to
Agreement about
Anxiety about
Concern about
Confusion about
Debate about
Decision about
Information about
Story about
Inquiry into
Investigation into
Research into
Translation into
Acquainted with
Angry with
Annoyed with
Associated with
Blessed with
Bored with
Busy with
Careless with
Clever with
Comfortable with
Concerned with
Connected with
Content with
Coordinated with
Crowded with
Delighted with
Familiar with
Disgusted with
Fed up with
Free with
Friendly/unfriendly with
Furious with
Furnished with
Generous with
Gentle with
Happy with
Impressed with
Cluttered with
Lucky with
Patient with
Careful with
Pleased with
Popular with
Satisfied with
Wrong with
Accused of
Afraid of
Ashamed of
Aware of
Capable of
Certain of
Clever of
Conscious of
Envious of
Fond of
Free of
Frightened of
Full of
Generous of
Guilty of
Hopeful of
In charge of
In danger of
In favor of
Innocent of
Jealous of
Kind of
Made of
Nasty of
Nervous of
Nice of
Proud of
Rid of
Scared of
Selfish of
Sensible of
Sick of
Silly of
Stupid of
Sure of
Suspicious of
Tired of
True of
Typical of
Unkind of
Eligible for
Eager for
Late for
Mean for
Qualified for
Thankful for
Concerned for
Clever for
Happy for
True for
Good for
Free for
Bad for
Difficult for
Grateful for
Hard for
Known for
Notorious for
Prepared for
Ready for
Renowned for
Responsible for something
Serious for
Suitable for
Thirsty for
Famous for something
Sorry for
Angry about
Annoyed about
Anxious about
Careful about
Careless about
Certain about
Concerned about
Crazy about
Curious about
Depressed about
Enthusiastic about
Excited about
Furious about
Guilty about
Happy about
Hopeful about
Mad about
Nervous about
Obsessed about
Optimistic about
Pessimistic about
Puzzled about
Sensitive about
Serious about
Sorry about
Sure about
Sympathetic about
Terrible about
Upset about
Worried about
Wrong about
Amazed at
Angry at
Annoyed at
Awful at
Bad at
Brilliant at
Clever at
Delighted at
Disappointed at
Excellent at
Excited at
Good at
Hopeless at
Mad at
Presented at
Skilled at
Successful at
Surprised at
Terrible at
Slow at
Lucky at
Amazed by
Delighted by
Disturbed by
Excited by
Fascinated by
Impressed by
Inspired by
Selfish by
Shocked by
Surprised by
Comfortable in
Connected in
Disappointed in
Experienced in
Interested in
Polite/impolite in
Present in
Skilled in
Slow in
Successful in
Talented in
Different from
Safe from
Rude from
Free from
Happy to
Delighted to
Pleased to
Concerned to
Familiar to
Proud to
Kind to
Rude to
Scared to
Free to
Good to
Nasty to
Nice to
Unkind to
Accustomed to
Addicted to
Allergic to
Anxious to
Apposed to
Attached to
Beneficial to
Cruel to
Curious to
Disappointed to
Eager to
Eligible to
Exposed to
Faithful to
Grateful to
Identical to
Immune to
Indifferent to
Inferior to
Keen to
Late to
Limited to
Married to
Mean to
Polite/impolite to
Qualified to
Related to
Relevant to
Sad to
Sensitive to
Similar to
Slow to
Superior to
Sympathetic to
Thankful to
Unreasonable to
Wrong to
Account for
Admire for
Allow for
Apologize for
Ask for
Be for
Blame for
Care for
Charge for
Congratulate for
Count for
Earmark for
Excuse for
Forgive for
Keep for
Pay for
Pray for
Prepare for
Scold for
Search for
Substitute for
Thank for
Vote for
Vouch for
Wait for
Wish for
Work for
Add to
Admit to
Answer to
Apologize to
Appeal to
Apply oneself to
Ask to
Attend to
Attribute to
Be resigned to
Belong to
Commit to
Complain to
Confess to
Consent to
Contribute to
Devote to
Explain to
Happen to
Introduce to
Invite to
Lend to
Listen to
Look forward to
Matter to
Object to
Pray to
Prefer to
React to
Refer to
Resort to
Respond to
See to
Speak to
Subject to
Subscribe to
Talk to
Travel to
Compare to
Agree on
Base on
Be on
Blame on
Comment on
Concentrate on
Congratulate on
Count on
Depend on
Elaborate on
Impose on
Insist on
Play on
Pride on
Rely on
Work on
Ask about
Concern about
Argue about
Be about
Boast about
Care about
Decide about
Dream about
Forget about
Know about
Laugh about
Protest about
Think about
Worry about
Acquaint with
Agree with
Associate with
Charge with
Clutter with
Coincide with
Collide with
Compare with
Comply with
Confront with
Confuse with
Cover with
Cram with
Deal with
Discuss with
Help with
Ingratiate oneself with
Meet with
Pack with
Plead with
Provide with
Speak with
Talk with
Tamper with
Trust with
Bar from
Benefit from
Borrow from
Derive from
Deter from
Differ from
Distinguish from
Distract from
Choose from
Come from
Escape from
Exempt from
Expel from
Emerge from
Expect from
Forbid from
Graduate from
Hear from
Hide from
Prevent from
Prohibit from
Protect from
Recover from
Refrain from
Rescue from
Resign from
Rest from
Result from
Save from
Separate from
Stem from
Stop from
Subtract from
Suffer from
Arrive in
Absorb in
Be engrossed in
Believe in
Confide in
Implicate in
Involve in
Participate in
Result in
Specialize in
Succeed in
Trust in
Accuse of
Approve of
Consist of
Convict of
Get rid of
Remind of
Suspect of
Take advantage of
Take care of
Work at
Arrive at
Glance at
Guess at
Hint at
Marvel at
Smile at
Stare at
All alone
All along
All over
Almost certainly
Any more
Dead ahead
Not necessarily (so)
Nowhere near
Only just
Pretty well
Quite a lot
Quite enough
Quite often
Right away
Right now
Absolutely necessary
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) alone
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) amazed
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) appalled
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) beautiful
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) convinced
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) devastated
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) fantastic
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) furious
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) impossible
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) miserable
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) ridiculous
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) stupid
Absolutely/utterly(quite, really) wrong
Actively involved
Badly hurt
Barely able (to do something)
Blissfully unaware
Bitterly cold
Bitterly complain
Bitterly criticise
Bitterly disappointed
Bitterly regret
Bitterly resent
Blissfully ignorant
Completely amazed
Completely different
Completely fantastic
Completely strong
Dead tired
Deeply affected
Deeply ashamed
Deeply care
Deeply committed
Deeply competitive
Deeply concerned
Deeply divided
Deeply hurt
Deeply moved
Deeply offended
Deeply regret
Deeply religious
Deeply shocked
Deeply unhappy
Deeply worried
Drop-dead gorgeous
Fiercely competitive
Fully aware
Happily married
Highly controversial
Highly effective
Highly probable
Highly profitable
Highly recommended
Highly successful
Highly unlikely
Highly unusual
Openly gay
Painfully shy
Painfully slow
Painfully thin
Perfectly normal
Pretty good
Quietly confident
Quite good
Quite right
Quite sure
Readily available
Reasonably happy
Reasonably priced
Reasonably well
Ridiculously cheap
Ridiculously early
Ridiculously easy
Ridiculously long
Ridiculously small
Ruggedly handsome
Scared stiff
Strongly argue
Strongly believe
Strongly condemn
Strongly deny
Strongly dislike
Strongly feel
Strongly influence
Strongly object
Strongly oppose
Strongly recommend
Strongly suggest
Strongly support
Very, extremely, incredibly, terribly, awfully, fairly, a bit(+ quite, really)+ weak/good/surprised/angry
Absolute agony
Absolute despair
Active ingredient
Alphabetical order
Alternative energy
Alternative medicine
Artificial limb
Back pay
Back road
Back street
Back taxes
Bad breath
Bad diet
Bad habit
Bad loser
Bad mood
Bad temper
Balanced diet
Bare essentials
Basic right
Best friends
Big brother | big sister
Big deal
Big decision
Big decision
Big disappointment
Big dreamer
Big drinker
Big eater
Big improvement
Big mistake
Big money
Big surprise
Big talker
Blind faith
Blind loyalty
Blind obedience
Blond hair
Brief chat
Bright color
Bright future
Bright idea
Broken home
Casual clothes
Casual relationship
Certain amount
Chilly day / night / wind chilly weather
Chilly reception
Clear message
Clear understanding
Clean energy
Common knowledge
Common language
Complete agreement
Complete idiot
Daily life
Dead body
Dead end
Dead-end job
Deadly weapon
Deafening silence
Deep depression
Deep devotion
Deep feeling
Deep pockets
Deep sleep
Deep thought
Deep trouble
Detailed description
Direct flight
Direct quote
Dirty joke
Dirty laundry
Dirty player
Distant relative
Dual nationality
Early days
Early night
Early riser
Early start
Easy answer
Easy money
Easy question
Economic growth
Educational game
Empty promises
Empty words
Entry-level job
Equal rights
Essential services
Ethical investment
Ethical standards
Ethnic minority
Ethnic tensions
Even number
Excruciating pain
Express bus/coach/train
Express service / mail
Express wish / aim / purpose
Fair deal
False impression
False teeth
Familiar face
Fatal accident
Fatal mistake
Flat battery
Flat tyre
Foreign policy
Free speech
Free spirit
Front door
Front page
Front row
Front seat
Good cause
Good chance
Good company
Good deal
Good luck
Good time
Great admiration
Great anger
Great deal of
Great detail
Great disappointment
Great enjoyment
Great excitement
Great failure
Great fun
Great happiness
Great joy
Great length
Great number
Great power
Great pride
Great quantity
Great sensitivity
Great skill
Great strength
Great understanding
Great wealth
Growing number (of)
Guilty conscience
Guilty party
Happy ending
Happy hour
Hard day
Hard exam
Hard job
Hard life / evidence / drugs
Hard work
Healthy diet
Heavy book / bag / suitcase / load
Heavy coat / sweater
Heavy drinker
Heavy drinker
Heavy features
Heavy losses
Heavy meal
Heavy rain
Heavy schedule
Heavy sleeper
Heavy smoker/drinker
Heavy snow
Heavy traffic
Heavy traffic / rain / snow
Heavy week
Heavy workload
Hidden extras
High level
High quality
High standard
High/low cost
High/low density
High/low energy
High/low esteem
High/low expectation (of)
High/low level (of)
High/low opinion
High/low pressure
High/low price
High/low quality
High/low speed
Honest mistake
Human cost
Human error
Human life
Icy wind
Ill effects
Ill health
Immediate action
Immediate family
Immediate future
Innocent victim
Inside information
Intense pressure
Internal injury
Internal organ
Irreparable damage
Joint account
Joint effort
Joint owners
Just cause
Key issue
Key role
Large amount
Large number (of)
Large population
Large proportion
Large quantity
Large scale
Late night
Legal advice
Level playing-field
Level teaspoon
Liquid refreshments
Little brother/ little sister
Live music
Living things
Long time
Long way
Loved one
Maiden voyage
Main course
Main road
Main thing
Major problem
Married couple
Mass market
Medical care
Medical history
Mental illness
Missing in action
Mixed feelings
Moral obligation
Mysterious circumstances
Nasty habit
Nasty shock
Native country
Native speaker
Natural causes
Natural disaster
Natural resources
Negative attitude
Nervous wreck
Net profit
Net result
Net worth
New generation
New job
Next time
Next-door neighbors
Nice time
Non-stop flight
Occupational hazard
Odd number
Odd socks
Old age
Old friend
Opening hours
Optional extras
Organic farming
Overall effect
Painful memory
Painful reminder
Personal belongings
Political prisoner
Poor eyesight
Poor health
Popular belief
Private life
Public opinion
Quick fix
Quick reply
Quiet life
Quiet night
Racial discrimination
Radical reform
Rainy day
Rave review
Real life
Real wages
Reasonable explanation
Regular exercise
Rhetorical question
Rich colors / sounds / smells / tastes
Rich history / culture / vocabulary
Rich person
Rich sauce / cake
Rough draft
Rough estimate
Rough idea
Round number
Runny nose
Safe distance
Serious accident
Serious illness
Serious injury
Severe penalty
Severe pressure
Severe rain/shortage
Severe weather/winter
Speedy recovery
Steady job
Steady relationship
Stiff competition
Strong accent
Strong coffee / cheese
Strong criticism
Strong denial
Strong influence
Strong person / animal / wind / current
Strong smell / taste / colour / accent/sense
Strong supporter / opponent
Strong view
Tight grip
Tight schedule
Total bliss
Total ecstasy
Total madness
Ulterior motive
Uncertain future
Unfair dismissal
Urban sprawl
Utter catastrophe
Utter loathing
Vague idea
Vague memory
Valid point
Valid reason
Valuable contribution
Valuable information
Valuable lesson
Violent movie
Visiting hours
Vital organs
Vital role
Weak point
Wear and tear
Welcome change
Wild animal
Wrong number
Wrong way
Young child
Young couple
Young person
Zero tolerance
Zero visibility
