get on a bus  

get off a bus  

wait for a bus  

catch a bus  

take a bus  

ride a bus American English  

miss a bus =be too late to get on a bus

 bus fare =money you pay for a bus journey  

bus pass =a card you buy that allows you to make several bus journeys  

bus ride/trip/journey  

bus route (=the way a bus goes) 

 school bus

sleep

sleep well/soundly

sleep badly

sleep peacefully

 sleep fitfully literary (=keep moving or waking during a sleep)

can't sleep

sleep late =not get up until late in the morning

sleep like a log informal (=sleep very well) not sleep a wink (=not sleep at all) somewhere/nowhere to sleep

fire

start a fire =deliberately make a fire start burning

set fire to something/set something on fire (=deliberately make something start burning)

be on fire =be burning

 put out a fire =stop a fire burning

fight a fire =try to make a fire stop burning

a fire breaks out =a fire starts suddenly

something catches fire =something starts burning

a fire burns

a fire goes out =a fire stops burning

a fire rages/blazes =a fire burns strongly for a long time over a large area

 a fire smoulders =a little smoke comes from a fire, when it has almost gone out

forest fire (=a very large fire in a forest

brush fire (=a very large fire in an area of grass) house fire

crime

commit crime combat/fight crime

turn to crime  =start committing crimes

 crime rate =the amount of crime that happens somewhere

 crime figures/statistics

crime prevention

 violent crime

serious crime

 petty crime =crime that is not very serious) car crime British English

street crime

victim of crime

juvenile/youth crime =by children and teenagers

tough on crime =always punishing crime severely

COLLOCATION

what's the weather like? good/bad weather

the weather forecast (=a description of what 

the weather is expected to be like in the near future)

weather map weather conditions weather patterns (=what the weather is usually like in a particular area )

weather permitting (=if the weather is good enough)

weather centre British English /weather bureau American English (=a place where information about the weather is collected and where reports are produced)

weather station (=a place or building used for studying and recording weather conditions)

 

Adjective/noun collocations

Verb/ noun collocations

1.Show interest in something

2.Set your alarm for 6 o'clock

3.Set up a business

4.strong smell

5.tiring journey

6. happy childhood

7. healthy lifestyle

8. brilliant idea

Adverb/ verb collocations

1.     I strongly recommend that you think again.

2.     I clearly remember putting the memory here.

3.     I deeply regret what I said to you yesterday .

4.     He freely admits taking drugs at university.

Fixed expressions

1.I'm feeling a bit better ,thank you.

2.We haven't got much in common .

3. I've been on my feet all day.

4. Two people discussing their relationship.

5.someone complaining about their work.

6. The end of a meal in a restaurant .

7. I'm having an operation on my knee next month.

8. They want to take some X- rays to see if you've broken anything .

9. Your ankle's badly sprained , so I'm going to put a bandage on it .

10 . It's quite a deep wound .I'm afraid it needs stitches .

Intensifying Adjectives

Intensifying Adjectives

Deep

deep depression deep devotion a deep feeling

deep pockets deep sleep in deep thought in deep trouble

Heavy

a heavy drinker heavy rain a heavy sleeper

a heavy smoker heavy snow heavy traffic

High - Low. Notice that a number of nouns (but not all) which take 'high' also take 'low'.

high - or low - cost high - or low - density high - or low - energy high - or low - esteem a high - or low - expectation (of) a high - or low - level (of)

a high - or low - opinion (of someone or something) high - or low - pressure a - or low - high price high quality high speed

Strong

strong criticism strong denial a strong feeling a strong opinion (about something)

a strong sense (of) a strong smell a strong taste