PFC WORDLIST

HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION

1 Abortion abort abortion have an abortion
anti-abortion campaigners
2 Absolute absolute Absolutely have absolute confidence
absolutely amazing
3 Abstract abstract / abstraction abstract abstract idea /concept
4 Accept accept acceptance acceptable / acceptably glad to accept / happy to
unacceptable accept /
be / seem / make sth
acceptable
5 Accompany accompany accompaniment accompanied be accompanied by
someone
6 Accountable account account accountable on account of
accountability bank account
make someone / hold someone
accountable for sth
7 Accumulate accumulate accumulation accumulated slowly / rapidly accumulate
begin to accumulate lead to
/ prevent accumulation
8 Accustomed accustomed be / become / get accustomed to
something
9 Acknowledge acknowledge acknowledgement openly / publicly
acknowledge acknowledgement
from someone
10 Additive add addition additive food additive
11 Adjust adjust adjustment adjustable quickly adjust / be difficult /
hard to adjust fully
adjustable
12 Administer administer an exam
administer administration administrative administrative duties
13 address address address an issue/address the audience
14 Advance Advance/advancement advanced in advance/ advanced level
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15 Agenda agenda political/economic/legislative/
domestic etc agenda
set an agenda
16 Aircraft aircraft
17 Allocate allocate allocation allocate sth for/ to sth
allocate time / money
18 Allowance allow allowance weekly / daily allowance
get / receive allowance
19 Ally ally ally have an ally/ find an ally
ally yourself to/ with
someone
20 Alter alter alteration make alterations / undergo
alteration
21 Ambiguity ambiguousness ambiguous ambiguously Ambiguous smile
ambiguity Ambiguous reply
22 Analyst analyse analyst analyse carefully/critically/fully in
analytical depth / detailed
analysis
/objective analysis leading /
computer / business / political
analyst
23 Ancestor ancestor ancestry common ancestry
claim / have / share ancestry
24 Angle angle from an angle / angle of /
angle between
25 Anonymous anonymity anonymous anonymously anonymous donor/benefactor
anonymous donor/benefactor
anonymous author of a collection of
poems
26 Apologize apologize apology apologetic be/feel/look/sound
apologetic
make an apology / expect an apology
apologize for something apologize to
someone
27 Appendix appendix something in the appendix
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28 Applaud applaud applause
29 Appoint appoint appointment appoint someone to do
something / appoint someone as
something make an
appointment
30 Approach approach approach approachable approach somebody for
something
approach a problem /task the
approach of something
31 Arch arch
32 Arise arise arise from / arise out of
33 Artificial artificial artificially artificial flowers / light
34 Ash ash
35 Assert assert assertion assertive assertively assert your
assertiveness rights/independence/superiority

36 Atmosphere atmosphere
37 Attain attain attainability attainable perfectly / fully / easily
attainable
38 Attempt attempt attempt attempted attempt to do sth / attempt at doing
sth
attempted murder/ suicide
39 Attorney attorney
40 Attribute attribute attribute attributive attribute sth to s.o
attribution
41 Authority authorize authority authoritarian / deny / refuse / reject /
authoritative undermine authority
authorize sb to do sth
42 Automatic automatic automatically automatic car
43 Axe axe
44 Backbone backbone
45 Barrel barrel
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46 Basis base basis basic basically base sth on sth
basis for
on a ...basis
47 Beak beak bird beak
48 Bear bear bearable/ unbearable to be/ become bearable
to make sth bearable
49 Beast beast beastly
50 Bend bend bend over / down
51 Beneath beneath
52 Beneficiary beneficiary beneficiary of
53 Bet bet
54 Bias bias biased political / gender / racial
bias
55 Bid bid bid bid against / bid for
make / place a bid
56 Bind bind binding be bound to
57 Blade blade
58 Boost boost boost boosted give sb / provide sb with
booster boost / boost somebody's
confidence
confidence booster
59 Border border on the border /across the
border / cross the border
60 Bother bother bother bother to do something

61 Bound bound bound within the bounds / out of

bounds
bound to do something
62 Boundary boundary common / northern / state
boundary
63 Breadth breadth breadth of sth
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64 Breed breed breed rare breed / pure breed

65 Bribe bribe bribe someone to do sth

bribe bribery bribe someone with sth
66 Brief brief brief briefly

67 Broad broaden broad broad range

broaden your horizons
68 Brush brush brush brush your hair / teeth

69 Bubble bubble

70 Bulk bulk bulk of something

71 Bundle bundle bundle bundled bundle of something

in a bundle
72 Campaign campaign campaign launch / start / organise /
run / manage a campaign
73 Candidate candidate

74 Capable /Incapable capability capable / incapable have capability

(of) be capable of doing
something
75 Captain captain

76 Capture capture capture/ captive captured try to / manage to / attempt

to capture
77 Careless care care careless carelessly take care / provide
carelessness someone with care / care
about
become / get / grow
careless
78 Carriage carriage horse-drawn carriage/ train
carriage
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79 Casualty casualty road casualties
civilian casualties
cause/inflict casualties
80 Category categorize category categorize into
put sth into a category
81 Cater cater cater for needs

82 Cease cease ceasefire declare /negotiate ceasefire cease to

exist
83 Century century Bride of the Century

84 Ceremony ceremony ceremonial brief / formal / official

ceremony
85 Chamber chamber

86 Cheat cheat cheat / cheater cheat on someone / turn

someone into a cheat
87 Chief chief chiefly chief of police / staff

88 Chin chin

89 Cite cite citation cited works cited

90 Civil civilian be civil to someone

civil civil war
91 Clap clap clap give someone a big clap /
clap loudly
92 Client client

93 Cliff cliff

94 Coal coal
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95 Code code code coded/ encoded break / write in code / a
encode code of behaviour /
conduct/ practice
96 Collapse collapse collapse from sth

97 collaborate collaborate collaboration collaborative collaborate with someone /

on something
collaborate in doing sth

98 Colonise colonise colony colonised establish a colony

99 Comfort comfort comfort comfortable / find / get / seek comfort

comforting
100 Comment comment comment have / make a comment
comment on / about something
to someone
101 Commentary commentary radio / sports / news
commentary
102 Commerce commerce commercial cinema / radio / TV
commercial
do / make a commercial domestic /
international commerce
103 Commodity commodity basic / common / cheap
commodity
104 Company accompany company Film company
Food company
105 Compatible compatible / compatible with
(with)/Incompatible incompatible
106 Compensate compensate compensation compensated compensate for something
get / receive / gain
compensation
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107 Compile compile compilation compile something from /
for sth
a compilation of
108 Component component

109 Compose compose composer / compose sth

composition
110 Comprehensive comprehend comprehension comprehensive / extremely / fully / quite
comprehensible comprehensive
111 Comprise comprise comprised be comprised of

112 Compromise compromise compromise compromised agree on / arrive at / come to / reach

a compromise
113 Concern concern concern concerned concerned about

114 concrete concrete concretely concrete evidence

115 Conclude conclude conclusion conclusive come to a conclusion / in

conclusion
116 Confirm confirm confirmation confirmed wait for / have / get
confirmation
117 Confidential confidentiality confidential confidentially keep records confidential
strictly confidential
confidential report
118 Conform conform conformity conform to
conformist
119 Conscience conscience

120 Conscious consciousness conscious / consciously / be conscious of sth

unconscious unconsciously
121 Consensus consensus arrive at / reach a
consensus
122 Conservative conservatism conservative
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123 Consistent (in)consistency (in)consistent consistent with

124 Constant constant remain / stay constant

125 Constitute constitute constitution draw up / prepare / adopt / enact a

constitution

126 Constrain constrain constraint constrained constraint on

127 Consult consult consultation / consult sb about sth

consultant
128 contaminate contaminate contamination contaminated

129 Contest contest / contestant

130 Continent continent

131 Contradict contradict contradiction

132 Contrary contrariness contrary contrarily on the contrary

133 Controversial controversy Controversial cause / create controversy

134 Convene convene convention conventional conventionally annual / international

convention
135 Coordinate coordinate coordination coordinated coordinate with / lack of
coordination
color coordinated
136 Corporate corporate

137 Correlation correlate correlation correlative strong/high/close/significant

correlation

138 Correspond correspond correspondence correspond to

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139 Cotton cotton

140 Coverage cover coverage live coverage

141 Crack crack crack

142 Craft craft

143 Creation create creation / creativity creative creatively

/ creator
144 Creature creature

145 Criteria Criteria (pl)

Criterion(sg)
146 Crown crown

147 Crucial crucial crucial for / crucial to

148 Cultivate cultivate cultivation cultivated

149 Curse curse curse curse for

150 cynical cynical

151 Dare dare dare daring How dare you !

I dare you to ...
152 Dam dam build a dam

153 Data data collect data

154 Debate debate debate debatable debate about / on

debate between
have a debate
155 Decade decade
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156 Deceive deceive deception / deceit deceptive

157 Declare declare declaration declarative declare a state of emergency declare

a war
declare something illegal/invalid etc
declare bankrupt/ independence
158 Deed deed

159 Deer deer

160 Defeat defeat defeat (un)defeated accept / admit defeat

161 Defend defend defense defensive defend against

162 Deficit deficit budget/trade deficit

deficit in food supply
163 Delicate delicacy delicate

164 Derive derive derive from

165 Depress depress depression depressive depressively feel depressed

depressed
depressing
166 Deserve deserve

167 Desire desire desire desire for sth

168 Despair despair /

desperation in / with despair
169 Detect detect detection/
detective
170 Deviate deviate deviation deviate from

171 Diagnose diagnose diagnosis to diagnose correctly/ wrongly

to make / give diagnosis
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172 Dialect dialect Chinese/Yorkshire dialect
local dialect
173 Dictate dictate dictator dictatorial dictate the terms of an agreement
dictatorship dictatorial government
174 Disguise disguise disguise disguise yourself as
somebody/something
175 Dispute dispute dispute disputed (border/ a bitter/long-running dispute
territory/goal) dispute over a problem
a pay/legal/trade dispute
to be in dispute with someone
hotly disputed (passive)
176 Distract distract distraction distracted distract
somebody/something from
something
177 Devote devote devotion devoted devote yourself to sth
devoted to show
devotion
178 Differentiate differentiate different differentiate between
differentiate from
179 Dig dig digger dig for sth

180 Dimension dimension dimensional in two / three dimensions

181 Diminish diminish

182 Dine dine dinner dine out

183 Direct direct director direct direct a film / film director

be extremely / very / quite direct
184 Discriminate discriminate discrimination discriminate positively/ unfairly
discriminate against age / class /
gender / race
discrimination against somebody
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185 Dismiss dismiss dismissal dismissive dismissal of somebody
dismissed reason for dismissal class /
meeting is dismissed
186 Disobey disobey / obey disobedience / obedient/disobedient disobedience to somebody punish
obedience somebody for disobedience

187 Display display display clearly/ prominently/

proudly display
188 Dispose dispose disposal disposable rubbish/ sewage/ waste
disposal dispose of
sth
189 Disregard disregard disregard demonstrate / show
disregard for / of sth
190 Disrespect disrespect disrespect (dis)respectful have/ show/ treat somebody with
disrespect
191 Dissimilar dissimilar / similar be / appear / look dissimilar
from / to
192 Dissolve dissolve dissolver dissolvable
dissolvent
193 Distinct distinction distinct / distinctive become / remain distinct
crucial/ important/ main
distinction between
194 Distort distort distortion seriously/ severely distort sth
cause/ create/ lead to
distortion of sth
195 Ditch ditch ditch deep/ wide shallow ditch

196 Diversity diversify diversity diverse diversely growing/ considerable

ethnic/ genetic diversity
diversity in / of sth
197 Domain Domain private / public domain
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198 Domestic domesticate domestic domestic market/ economy/
domesticated pets
199 Dominate dominate dominance / dominant dominantly achieve/ assert dominance over
domination sb/sthg
seem/ become/ remain dominant
largely/ increasingly dominate
complete/ cultural/ political
domination

200 Dove dove peace dove

201 Downward downward downwards

202 Drag drag

203 drawback the drawbacks of sth

204 Drawer drawer open/ pull a drawer

205 Drugstore drugstore

206 Eager eager eagerly appear/ seem eager

207 Ease ease ease easy easily great/ remarkable ease in

begin to / try to ease
208 Edge edge on the edge

209 Elastic elastic elastic band

210 Element element basic/ crucial/ essential

element
211 Eliminate eliminate elimination eliminate from

212 Emerge emerge emergence emerge from/ into

emergence of
 HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION
213 emit emit emission carbon dioxide emissions/
emission levels
to cut/ reduce emissions
214 Emphasis emphasize emphasis emphatic place/ emphasis on
considerable/ great
emphasis
strongly emphasize
215 Enable enable enabling enable sb / sth to do sth

216 Endurance endure endurance endurable endurance test

endure doing sth
217 Enemy enemy defeat/ destroy/ confront/
face an enemy
218 Energetic energize energy energetic renewable/ nuclear/ solar
energy
generate/ supply/ consume energy
219 Enforce enforce enforcement enforced fully/ strictly enforced
strict/ effective enforcement law/
legal/ police enforcement
enforce a law / rule / policy
220 Engage engage engagement engaged / engaging engage s in sth
previous/ prior engagement deeply/
heavily engaged
221 Entitle entitle entitlement entitled be entitled to do sth
entitle sb to do sth entitlement to
holiday/ benefit/ pension
entitlement
222 Essence essence real/ true essence

223 Estimate estimate estimate / (under/ (under/ difficult to/ hard to estimate early/
overestimate over)estimation over)estimated initial estimate
underestimate make an estimate
224 Ethics ethics ethical/unethical (un)ethically personal/ business medical ethics
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225 Ethnic ethnic ethnic origin/ ethnic
violence
226 Evidence evidence evident evidently convincing/ decisive
evidence
it is evident that ...
227 Evolution evolve evolution evolved gradual/ rapid/ natural
evolution
evolve from/ evolve into
228 Examine examine examination fully/ properly examine
careful/ detailed/ full
examination
229 Exceed exceed expected to/ likely to
exceed
230 Excess excess excessive excess of

231 Executive execute executive executive Chief Executive Officer

(CEO)/ executive decision
232 Exhibit exhibit exhibition small/ important/ major
exhibition exhibit
symptoms
233 Exit exit exit

234 Expense expense expensive leading/ medical/ travel

expenses
235 Expertise expertise/ expert lack/ need / require
expertise
236 Exploit exploit exploitation military/ sexual exploit
be open to/ be vulnerable to
exploitation
237 Export export exportability exportable

238 eyebrow
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239 Facilitate facilitate facilitation/ further facilitate
facilitator
240 Facility facility childcare/ leisure facilities

241 Fade fade quickly fade/ fade away/

begin to fade
242 feasible feasibility feasible/ infeasible economically/technically/
politically feasible
243 Feast feast have a feast

244 Fellow fellow fellow fellow traveller

245 Fierce fierce fiercely fierce attack/ opposition/

criticism
246 File file file alphabetically file
fat/ thick/ secret/ case file
247 Fine fine fine fined pay a (high) fine
a library/ parking fine
248 Finite/Infinite infinity finite/infinite finite resources
infinity of sth
249 Fitness fitness fit

250 Flame flame

251 Flesh flesh

252 Flood flood flood flooded

253 Fluctuate fluctuate fluctuation sharply/ considerably fluctuate

fluctuate between A and B
cause fluctuation
254 Fond fondness fond be fond of great/
special fondness
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255 Forever forever forever and ever
go on forever
256 Foresee foresee foresee consequences/problems/
challenges
257 Foster foster foster Foster a child
Foster family/kid
258 Foundation found foundation founded The British Heart
Foundation
259 Frozen freeze freezer frozen freeze to death

260 Fundamental fundamental seem/ remain/ consider sth/ regard

sth as fundamental truly
261 Funeral funeral funeral ceremony/ service

262 Fur fur furry thick/ soft/ artificial/ fake fur

263 Furnish furnish furniture furnished fully furnished/ garden

furniture
264 Furthermore furthermore

265 Gain gain gain gain control/ power/

reputation
financial/ economic gain
266 Gap gap gap between

267 Genius genius

268 Gentle gentleman gentle gently appear/ look/ seem gentle

perfect/ real/ true
gentleman
269 Gifted gift gifted be gifted in

270 Glove glove gardening/ surgical/ oven

gloves
 HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION
271 Glue glue glue put on glue

272 Grab grab try to/ manage to grab

273 Grain grain

274 Grease grease covered in grease/ remove/

dissolve grease
275 Grand grandness grand grandly

276 Gravity gravity force of gravity

277 Grind grind grinder

278 Guarantee guarantee guarantee guaranteed full/ life time guarantee

279 Guideline guide guideline guided practical/ clear/ helpful

guidelines
develop/ draw up/ offer/ stick to
guidelines
280 Hang hang hang upside down/ hang
from a place
281 Hardship hardship hard cause/ endure/ experience/ face
hardships
282 Harvest harvest harvest/ harvester good/ large / rich harvest

283 Haste haste hasty hastily frantic/ great haste

with / without haste
284 Hay hay

285 Heel heel high-heels

286 Hence Hence

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287 Hero hero / heroine great/ brave hero
become/ turn into a hero
288 Hierarchy hierarchy hierarchical hierarchically hierarchical structure/ organisation

289 Hinder hinder hindrance be likely to/ tend to hinder

without hindrance
290 Hip hip

291 Hire hire hire hired hire charge/ cost/ for hire
hire locally/ by the day/ by the
week
292 Historian historian/ history historical historically contemporary/ early/ recent
history
throughout history change
the course of history
293 Hollow hollow dark/ natural/ deep hallow

294 Holy holy holy city/ man/ book

295 Hook hook hooked be/ become/ get hooked

296 Hopeless /Hopeful hope hope hopeless /hopeful hopefully hope for/ look seem
hopeless
297 Hostile hostility hostile hostile to/towards

298 Horizon horizon northern/ southern/ distant

horizon
broaden/ expand/ widen
horizons
299 Horizontal/Vertical horizontal/vertical horizontally/ Horizontal/Vertical line
vertically
300 Humble humble humbly in my humble opinion/
humble apologies
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301 humid humidify humidity humid a humid climate/ high/ low
humidity
humidity level
302 Hunger hunger hungry extreme hunger/ feel
hunger
become/ get/ make sb hungry
303 Hunt hunt hunter/ hunting fox/ seal/ tiger hunt
massive/ nationwide hunt treasure
hunt
304 Hypothetical hypothesis hypothetical hypothetically acceptable/ working
hypothesis
entirely/ purely/ totally
hypothetical
305 Identical identical identically look/ seem identical
identical to / with
306 Ideological Ideology Ideological Ideologically dominant/ official/ capitalist/
socialist ideology
307 Idle idle idly remain/ leave/ make sth idle

308 Ignorant ignore ignorance ignorant show ignorance

appear/ seem/ seem/ remain
ignorant
309 Illegal/Legal legalize legality Illegal /Legal become/ be legal
challenge/ question/ assert/ recognise
legality
310 Imitate imitate imitation imitated accurate/ good/ poor
imitation
311 Immense immense immensely

312 Immigrant Immigrate Immigrant illegal/ foreign immigrant

Immigration illegal/ large-scale/ immigration
immigration rules/ officer/ service
immigrate from / to
 HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION
313 Implication implicate implication be implicated in sth
considerable/ crucial/ major/
important implications
314 Import import importation imported

315 Imprison imprison imprisonment falsely/ wrongly/ temporarily

imprison ten years/
immediate / life imprisonment
316 Improbable/probable probability improbable/probable highly probable
probable outcome/ result/
probably consequence
317 Improper/Proper improper/proper properly proper way/ place

318 Impure/Pure purity / impurity impure/pure purely pure silk

pure chance/ coincidence purity of
tap water
319 Inaccessible/Accessib access access/ (in) inaccessible/accessib make sth/ become/ remain
le accessibility le accessible
320 Incentive incentive big/ considerable/ sufficient/
more/ less/ financial
incentive
321 in charge

322 Incident incident incidental incidentally major/ serious incident

incidence
323 indifferent indifference indifferent show indifference to/towards sth

324 Inherit inherit inheritance inheritance from sb

large/ small inheritance
325 Inclusive include inclusion inclusive/ included possible inclusion
all inclusive
326 Incorporate incorporate incorporated incorporate sth into / in sth
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327 Incurable/curable cure cure incurable/curable incurable disease/ illness

328 Indefinite /definite indefinite /definite (in)definitely Indefinite/definite article

329 Independence independence independent independently become/ feel/ make somebody

independent
full/ total independence
enjoy/ value independence
330 Indirect indirect indirectly Indirect speech

331 Inevitable Inevitable inevitable result/

inevitably consequence
332 Infrastructure infrastructure

333 Inherent Inherent Inherently be inherent in sth

334 Inhibit inhibit inhibition tend to/ severely inhibit

inhibit someone from sth
335 Initiate initiate initiative take the initiative/ have
initiative
336 Inner inner find your inner motivation

337 Innovate innovate innovation innovative successful/ scientific innovation

338 Inordinate inordinateness inordinate inordinately inordinate amount of time

inordinate number of problems
339 Insight Insight
have/ gain/ get insight into
340 Insist insist insistence insistent insistently insist on sth
become/ remain insistent
341 Inspect inspect inspection/ carefully/ thoroughly inspect
inspector carry out / conduct inspection
342 Instruct instruct instruction/ carefully/ explicitly instruct
instructor proper/formal instruction
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343 Insufficient/Sufficient insufficient/sufficient insufficiently/ prove insufficient
sufficiently
344 Integral integrate integration integral integrate into / with
encourage/ achieve/ speed up/
require/ lead to integration
integral part of sth
345 Intense intensify intensity intensive/ intense intensively tend to/ be likely to intensify high/
low intensity
intensive care
346 Internal /External internal /external internally
/externally
347 Intervene intervene intervention to intervene directly
a police/ military intervention
348 Invade invade invasion/ invader invaded military invasion
fear of invasion
invasion of privacy
349 Invaluable value value invaluable/ valuable remain/ make sth invaluable

350 Irrational/rational Irrational/rational (ir)rationally quite/ totally irrational

351 Isolate isolate isolation isolated political/ complete/social isolation

isolate somebody from sb / sth
352 jail

353 Jaw jaw

354 Jewel jewel/ jewellery

355 Joint joint knee/ hip/ elbow joint

356 Kingdom kingdom

357 Lab lab/ laboratory

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358 Label label label put a label on sth
correctly/ falsely/ properly/
wrongly label
359 Labour labour/ labourer physical/ hard labour
cheap/ child labour
360 Ladder ladder climb a ladder

361 Lately late lately

362 Lay lay lay eggs/ lay sth out

363 Layer layer thin/ thick layer

364 League league at the bottom / top of the

league/ be in a different league
365 Lean lean lean on somebody
lean towards
366 Liable liability liable Liable for something
Liable to do sth
367 Liberal liberate liberty liberal liberal leader/ party
personal/ political/ religious liberty
368 Lid lid put a lid on sth

369 Life expectancy life expectancy

370 Lifelong lifelong lifelong learning

371 Lifetime lifetime in your lifetime

lifetime income/ employment/
experience
372 Likewise likewise

373 Limb limb broken/ injured/ stiff limb

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374 Lift lifted the ban on sth
lift sb's spirits
375 Literal literal literally literal meaning/sense/interpretation

376 Load load load loaded heavy/ work/ full load

377 Lodging lodging lodging house

378 Log log keep a log/ web log

379 Logic logic logical/ illogical logically

380 Longevity

381 Lord lord Good Lord!

382 Loyal loyalty loyal extremely/ very loyal

show loyalty to/ for/ from
383 Magic magic/ magician magical magically Pure/ black magic
truly/ totally magical
do magic
384 Major majority major big/ vast majority
majority of
385 Mall mall shopping mall

386 Manipulate manipulate manipulation/ manipulative Easily/ deliberately manipulate

manipulator careful/ clever/ deliberate
manipulation
387 Mankind mankind history of mankind

388 Marker marker board marker

389 Massive mass/ masses massive enormous / huge / large mass

massive heart attack
massive argument
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390 Master master master master and servant
master the art of sth
391 Mat mat yoga mat

392 Mate mate class/ team/work mate

393 Maximum maximize maximum maximum maximum amount / number

maximize opportunities/chances
394 Meantime meantime in the meantime

395 Meanwhile meanwhile

396 Mechanism mechanism mechanical mechanically locking/ steering mechanism

mechanic avoidance/ control/defense
mechanism
397 Melt melt melting melt away
melted
398 Memorial memorial memorial memorial /ceremony service

399 Mentality mentality mental mentally mentality of teenagers

mental illness
400 Merchant merchant rich/powerful merchant
merchandise buy/ sell merchandise
401 Mere mere merely mere coincidence
mere fact
402 Messenger message messenger don't shoot the messenger
message
403 Midst midst in the midst of

404 Migrate migrate migration migrant worker

migrant migrate from/ into/ to
405 Mild mild mildly mild weather/ illness
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406 Military military military militarily military forces
military action
407 Minimal minimal
minimum
408 Maximum maximum

409 Mining mining coal mine

mine
miner
410 Minority minority minority discriminate against minority groups

411 Mixed mix mixture mixed ethnically/socially/ racially mixed

412 Mode mode normal mode

413 Moderate moderation moderate in moderation

moderate amount of sth
414 Modest modesty modest modestly show modesty

415 Modify modify modification modified genetically- modified food

416 Monitor monitor monitor monitorial baby monitor

monitor sb's cholesterol levels
417 Motionless motion motionless absolutely / virtually motionless

418 Motivate motivate motivation motivated poor/low motivation

lack/lose motivation
419 Motive motive motive behind/ for sth

420 Multiple multiple multiple choice

421 Multiply multiply multiplication multiplied

422 Muscle muscle

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423 Mutual mutual mutually mutual trust/ respect/ understanding

424 Namely namely

425 Neat neatness neat neatly

426 Neglect neglect negligence neglected/ negligent be accused of/ guilty of negligence

427 negotiate negotiate negotiation a negotiated negotiate with sb

negotiator agreement/settlement negotiate for a contract
/ solution negotiate an agreement
negotiate business deals
428 Nerve nerve nervous calm/steady your nerves
nervous smile/laugh/look/glance
429 Neutral neutral remain/stay neutral

430 Nevertheless nevertheless

431 Noble nobility noble noble family/ blood

432 Nonetheless nonetheless

433 Norm norm normal become the norm/ social/ cultural

norms
434 Notable note note notable notably notion of sth
notion notable example/achievement/
success
435 Nuclear nuclear nuclear power

436 Nuisance Nuisance awful/ terrible nuisance

437 Numerous number number numerous numerous occasions

438 Nut nut

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439 Obedience (dis)obey (dis)obedience (dis)obedient (dis)obediently obedience to

440 obliged obligation obliged to be/feel obliged to do sth to be

obligatory obligatory for sb to do sth
441 Omit omit omission

442 Ongoing ongoing ongoing project / research

443 Operate operate operation operate (machinery)

444 Option option optional have an option

445 Otherwise otherwise

446 Outbreak outbreak outbreak of disease

447 Outcome outcome major outcome

448 Outlook outlook

449 Outwards outward outwards facing/ looking outwards

450 Overlap overlap overlap overlapping overlap with

451 Pan pan

452 Parallel parallel parallel to

453 Paste paste paste copy and paste

tooth-paste
454 Patriotic patriotism patriotic
patriot
455 Pattern pattern pattern of sth
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456 Pearl pearl

457 Peculiar peculiarity peculiar become/remain peculiar

458 Penalty penalize penalty pay a penalty

a penalty of up to three years in
prison
459 Periodical periodical

460 Persist persist persistence persistent persistently persist in

show persistence
461 Pile pile a pile of

462 Pinch pinch a pinch of

463 Pipe pipe water pipe

464 Pitch pitch football pitch

465 Plot plot plot of a film/ story

466 Plough plough plough plough through sth

467 Plug plug plug (un)plugged pull the plug

plug sth in
468 Policy policy foreign/ economic/ public policy

469 Pose pose pose a threat/ danger/ risk

470 Possess possess possession possessive family/ personal / private

possession
471 Potential potential potential potentially reach/ realize/ fulfill potential
 HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION
472 Poverty poverty poor reduce/ eliminate poverty
extreme/ severe/ widespread/
rural/ urban poverty
473 Powder powder gun powder

474 Practical practicality practical practically practical person

practicalities of sth
475 Precede precede precedent preceding a type of cloud that precedes rain
unprecedented preceding days/weeks/months/years
preceding chapter/paragraph/page
legal precedent
set/create a precedent

476 Precious precious precious stone

477 Prejudice prejudice prejudice prejudicial

478 Preliminary preliminary preliminary preliminary stages

as a preliminary
479 Premises premises on the premises/ off the premises

480 Preservation preserve preservation preservative environmental/ building preservation

food/ wood/ artificial preservative
preserve sth for sth
481 Presumably presume presumption presumably rightly/ wrongly presume
strong/ general presumption about sth
482 Pretend pretend pretension pretentious pretentiously pretend to be
483 Pride pride pride proud proudly have pride/ out of pride
484 Primarily primary primary primarily primary care

485 Prior prioritize priority prior high/ major/ top/ immediate/low

priority
Prior to sth
486 Privilege privilege privileged have some/no special privileges
have the privilege to do sth
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487 Prize prize get/ receive/ take/ accept a prize

488 Procedure procedure complex/ complicated

simple procedure
489 Proceed proceed proceedings decide to/ intend to
proceed criminal/justice/
legal proceedings
490 Prohibit prohibit prohibition prohibitory prohibit from
impose/ abolish / lift
prohibitions prohibition
against/ of
491 Projection project projection

492 Promote promote promoter/ promote sth/ widely

promotion promoted/ efforts to
promote
get a promotion
493 Prompt promptness prompt promptly prompt action

494 Proof prove proof proven prove to be innocent/ guilty

be proof against sth
495 Properly proper / improper (im)properly proper name/ behavior/ place
improper conduct/ behavior
496 Proportion proportion proportion of sth

497 Proposal propose proposal marriage proposal

propose doing sth /propose an idea
498 Prospective prospect prospective Prospective buyers/employers
job/ career prospects
499 Protection protect protection protective protect against/ from
be protective against/ towards
protection against/ from
500 Publicity publicity receive publicity
bad/good/unwelcome publicity
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501 Radical radical radical radical changes/ ideas

502 Random random randomly random sample/ selection

503 Rank rank rank rank high/ low

be ranked fourth/ number one
504 Ratio ratio ratio between

505 Raw raw raw material / food

506 Reactor react reactor nuclear reactor

507 rebel rebel rebel/ rebellion rebellious rebel against sth

rebel forces/soldiers
508 Recall recall recall recall clearly/ vividly/ well
total recall
509 Reckon reckon reckoning reckon sth to be sth

510 Recruit recruit recruitment recruit staff

recruiter
511 Reform reform reform/ go through reform
reformation/ carry out / implement/ put into
reformist practice reforms attempt to/ seek
to/ try to reform
512 Refresh refresh refreshments refreshing/ refreshed

513 Refuse refuse refusal refuse to do sth

refusal to do sth
514 Regard regard regard regarding regard sth as sth
regardless show/ pay/ considerable/ regard
regardless of
515 Regime regime new/ old/ current/ socialist regime

516 Regulate regulate regulation regulated strict/ tight/ government/ school

regulations
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517 Reinforce reinforce reinforcement reinforced positive/ negative reinforcement

518 Rejoice rejoice Rejoicing

519 Relate relate relation related relatively relate sth to sth

relative relation between / with / to
520 Relief relieve relief considerable/ deep/
enormous relief
a sense of relief
tears of relief
521 Reluctant reluctance reluctant reluctantly be reluctant to
reluctance to
522 Remark remark make a remark

523 Replicate replicate replica replicate the original experiment

524 Reproduce reproduce reproduction reproductory reproductory organs

525 Request request request make a request

526 Rescue rescue rescue

527 Residence reside residence/ resident residential residents of a place

residential home/ course/
neighborhood
528 Resign resign resignation resign from
announce/ accept/ reject
resignation
529 Resist resist resistance irresistible organized/ political resistance

530 Resolve resolve resolution resolved an attempt to resolve/ resolve sth

through / by sth
531 Resource resource resourceful financial/ limited/ natural
resources
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532 Restless restless

533 Restrain restrain restraint restrained restrain from

considerable/ great/
remarkable restraint
534 Restrict restrict restriction restrictive without restriction
restricted restrict yourself/somebody to
(doing) something restricted
access/ area
535 Retain retain retainable retain employees
retain land
retain old customs
536 Reverse reverse reversal reversible reversal of sth
reverse a
decision/verdict/policy
537 Revenue revenue

538 Rigid rigour rigid be/ appear / seem rigid

academic/ intellectual/ logical
rigour
539 Rival rival rival company/firm/team
rivalry
540 Rose rose rosy rosy cheeks

541 Rough rough roughly

542 Route route scenic route

543 Rubber rubber rubber gloves

544 Rumour rumour spread/hear/ start a rumour

545 Rural/ urban urbanization rural / urban rural area

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546 Rush rush rush do something in a rush
rush to do something
547 Sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice make sacrifices
sacrifice something for
something
548 Sand sand

549 sarcasm sarcastic heavy sarcasm

550 Scale scale on a large scale

551 Scare scare scare scared care the life/living

daylights/hell etc out of
somebody
a bomb scare
a health scare
552 Scarce scarcity scarce resources
the scarcity of skilled
workers
553 Scenario scenario worst-case/nightmare
scenario
554 Schedule /scheme schedule /scheme make a schedule

555 Scope scope beyond/outside/within the

scope of something
556 Seal seal seal hunt

557 Sector sector sectoral public/private sector

558 Seek seek seeker seek refuge/asylum/shelter

seek revenge / compensation
559 Seize seize seize sth from sb
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560 Senior senior senior management

561 Sentence

562 Sequence sequence sequential sequentially in a ... Sequence

out of sequence
sequence of events
563 Session session

564 Settle settle settlement/ settler settled in

565 Sew Sew sth up

566 Shot Shot Shot of …

567 Siblings siblings

568 Simultaneous simultaneous Simultaneously

569 Shade shade shaded in the shade (of sth)

570 Sharp sharpen sharpener sharp sharp edge

571 Sheet (of paper) Sheet Sheet of paper

572 Shelter shelter shelter animal shelter

shelter sb/sth from sb/sth
573 Shield Shield shield shield against
shield sb/sth from sb/sth
574 Shift shift shift shift
attention/emphasis/focus
575 Shoot shoot shoot shoot somebody in the
leg/head etc
a photo shoot
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576 Shore Shore sea shore

577 Shortage shortage water/food/housing shortage

shortage of sth
578 sin sin to commit/ confess a sin
it is a sin to do sth
579 Sincere sincerity sincere sincerely

580 Slight slight slightly

581 Smart smart

582 So called So called

583 Soil soil

584 Sole sole solely solely responsible

585 Solid solid

586 Sophisticated sophisticate sophisticated sophisticated software

587 Sow sow sowing the seeds of

588 Specialist specialize specialist specialized specially specialize in

589 Speculate speculate speculation speculative speculatively speculate about what might happen
highly/purely/largely speculative
theory
590 Sphere sphere spherical

591 Spill spill spill spilt cry over spilt milk

592 Spin spin

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593 Spit spit

594 Spite spite spite spiteful in spite of

595 Splendid splendid splendidly

596 Split Split

597 Spontaneous spontaneity spontaneous spontaneously spontaneous reaction/speech

598 Spot spot spot the difference

599 Stable stable stable in a stable condition

shut/close the stable door after the
horse has bolted British English
600 Stare (at) stare stare (at)

601 Stem stem stem stem (from)

602 Sticky stick sticky stick to

603 Stiff stiff stiff joints

604 Stimulate stimulate stimulation stimulant stimulate growth/demand/the

stimulant economy
stimulate interest in sth
605 Sting sting a bee/ wasp/ scorpion
sting
606 Stir stir stir sth with sth
stir sth in/into sth
607 Stocking stockings

608 Stove Stove

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609 Straw straw the last straw

610 Stretch stretch

611 Strict Strict Strictly

612 Strike Strike Strike strike sth with sth

613 Substance substance substantial substantially substantial amount of sth

614 Suburb suburbs

615 Subtle subtly subtle taste/flavour/smell

subtly different
616 Suck suck

617 Sue sue sue (somebody) for negligence

sue for damages

618 Superior superiority superior superiority complex

619 Supplement supplement supplement supplementary supplementary information

dietary supplements
620 Surround surround surrounding

621 Suspend suspend suspension suspended total/ temporary/ immediate

suspension
suspend sb from sth
622 Sustain sustain sustainability sustainable environmentally sustainable

623 Swing swing swing swing back and forth

624 Sword Sword

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625 Tackle tackle tackle somebody about
something
626 talent talent talented talent for sth
artistic / unique talent
have / demonstrate talent
to be very talented
627 Temple temple

628 Tempt tempt temptation tempting tempt sb into doing sth

629 Tension tension tense

630 Terminate terminate termination terminated early/ sudden termination

terminator terminate a contract
631 terrify terrify terrified
terrifying
632 Thereby thereby thereby doing something

633 Threat Threaten Threatening threaten to do something

threaten somebody with something
life-
threatening pose
threat a threat
634 Tight /Loose tighten / loosen tight /loose tightly /loosely

635 Timeless time timeless

636 Timely time in a timely manner/fashion

637 tolerate tolerate tolerance (in)tolerant tolerance of/towards/for / to

638 Trace trace trace trace sth (back) to sth

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639 Tradition tradition traditional

640 Transit transit transit passengers

641 Transmit transmit transmission transmit a disease

the transmission of a disease
642 Trait personality/character trait

643 Trap trap trap be/feel trapped

trap sb into (doing) sth
644 Treat Treat Treat treat somebody like/as sth
badly treated/well treated
treat sb with respect
/contempt/courtesy
my treat
645 Treatment treat treatment treatment of/for
get/receive treatment
treat sb with sth
646 Tremble tremble trembling tremble with anger/fear

647 Trigger trigger trigger trigger a memory

trigger the alarm pull
the trigger
648 Trivial trivia trivial trivial matter/ problem/complaint

649 Trouble trouble trouble troubling have trouble with

ask for trouble
trouble sb with sth

650 Tube tube take/catch the tube

651 Underestimate underestimate underestimated underestimate the

importance/extent/effect/
power etc of sth
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652 Undergo undergo undergo operation

653 Undertake undertake undertake responsibility

654 Uneasy uneasy uneasily uneasy about

655 United unity united economic unity

656 Upward upward upward trend/movement

657 Urge urge urge urge to do something

658 Utilize utilize utility utilizable utility room

659 Vague vagueness vague have a vague idea/feeling

be vague about sth
660 Vain vain in vain

661 Vast vast vast majority

662 Vehicle vehicle motor vehicle

663 Veil veil

664 Vessel vessel

665 Violate violate violation violated violate rights/ privacy

violator violation of privacy
666 Virtual virtual virtually

667 Virtue virtue virtuous virtuously

668 Vision vision good/normal/poor vision

have visions of sth
669 Visual visualize visual Visually
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670 Vital vital be vital to do sth
vital organs
671 Waist waist

672 Whisper whisper whisper whisper sth to sb

673 Wing wing

674 Widespread widespread widespread support/acceptance/

criticism
675 Wonder wonder wonder wonder how
technological wonders
Seven Wonders of the World
676 Worm worm book worm

677 Worship worship worship a god

678 Wreck wreck ship wreck

679 Zone an earthquake zone

a nuclear-free zone
a danger zone