the collocations for
\'THOUGHT of mind\' (mind/thought/attitude/feeling
)
\'to step out of LINE\' (place/order/line/position)
\'ON display\' (in/at/on/with)
\'mental BLOCK (stop/block/hold/break)
\'MASS media\' (mass/whole/large/gross)
the collocations for
\'to RISE to the challenge\' (grow/rise/face/meet)
\'to DROPthe subject\' (leave/forget/miss/drop)
\'to FASTY forward a tape/CD\' (quick/rapid/jump/fast)
\'to COMPARE notes\' (share/compare/examine/contras
t)
\'to CASTdoubt on something\' (throw/cast/shed/place)
the collocations for
\'to FOCUS attention\' (target/aim/shoot/focus)
\'an INTERIOR designer\' (inside/inner/central/interior
)
\'to SET someone\'s mind at rest\' (place/lay/set/put)
\'to cost a FORTUNE\' (fortune/amount/treasure/sum)
\'to be on REPORT or on RECORD\' (record/register/file/report)
the collocations for
\'ROOM for manoeuvre\' (space/area/land/room)
\'double STANDARDS\' (morals/values/standards/belie
fs)
\'to give PRIORITY to something or someone\' (importance/priority/stress/at
tention)
\'in the ...... run\' (view/range/offer/suggestion) nonsense!
\'to make a BID\' (solution/bid/file/report)
the collocations for
\'to PLUCK up the courage\' (fetch/raise/scoop/pluck)
\'IN principle\' (on/with/in/at)
\'.ON impulse\' (in/on/with/at)
\'to PLANT a bomb\' (erect/plot/plant/set)
\'to DRAW the curtains\' (swing/push/draw/roll)
the collocations for
\'to TAKE offence\' (take/feel/have/get)
\'to SPEAK your mind\' (utter/tell/say/speak)
\'a FIRM commitment\' (hard/rigid/firm/fixed)
\'to SET an example\' (set/leave/create/make)
\'to CATCH your breath\' (grab/catch/keep/stop)
\'the LAST moment\' (final/last/end/concluding)
\'to TAKE charge\' (take/keep/make/set)
\'to make RAPID progress\' (fast/speedy/quick/rapid)
\'in KEEPING your distance\' (hold/keep/stay/maintain)
\'to feel FREE\' (possible/loose/open/free)
\'to keep your fingers CROSSED\' (twisted/wrapped/crossed/folde
d)
\'to be out of TIME\' (time/date/period/duration)
\'to be in CHARGE/CONTROL of\' (control/power/force/charge)
\'to be in a HURRY\' (rush/haste/hurry/speed)
\'to go SMOOTHLY\' (evenly/gently/smoothly/calmly
)
\'to PUT an end to something\' (make/set/put/place)
\'a NARROW defeat\' (clear/narrow/close/small)
\'to MAKE an announcement\' (do/give/make/say)
\'to be ON vacation\' (in/at/with/on)
\'a SHORTcut\' (limited/hard/short/weak)
\'the GENERAL public\' (simple/usual/general/ordinary
)
\'to take one\'s MIND off something\' (thought/head/attention/mind)
\'BY all means\' (with/for/by/at)
\'a FALSE alarm\' (false/wrong/incorrect/fake)
\'to BE/FEEL free\' (be/feel/act/live)
\'I BEG your pardon\' (beg/plead/ask/request)
\'to SET someone at ease\' (set/make/place/put)
\'to MAKE the difference\' (make/place/spot/set)
\'a news BULLETIN\' (broadcast/show/forecast/bulle
tin)
\'to LOOSE one\'s voice\' (miss/break/fail/lose)
\'to perform LIVE\' (live/living/alive/lively)
\'to be out of TIME\' (point/period/time/date)
\'to TALK sense\' (speak/say/talk/utter)
\'to SOLVE a puzzle\' (remember/answer/cure/solve)
\'to HOLD a meeting\' (make/do/hold/take)