1. Collocation Lists
(Some common verbs)

2. HAVE have a bath have a drink have a good time have a haircut
have a holiday
have a problem
have a relationship
have a rest
have lunch
have sympathy

3. DO do nothing do someone a favour do the cooking do the housework
do the shopping
do the washing up
do your best
do your hair
do your homework
do business

4. MAKE make a mess make a mistake make a noise make an effort
make furniture
make money
make progress
make room
make trouble
make a difference

5. TAKE take a chance take a look take a rest take a seat take a taxi
take an exam
take notes
take someone’s place
take someone’s temperature
take a break

6. Business English Annual Break off Cease Chair a Close a Come to the
Dismiss
Draw a
Draw your
turnover
negotiations
trading
meeting
deal
point
an offer
conclusion
attention to

7. Business English Launch a Lay off Go Go into Make a Market Sales
Take on
new product
staff
bankrupt
partnership
loss
profit
forces
figures

8. Time bang on dead on free from dawn great deal of make next few
past few
time
till dusk
time for
days
weeks

9. Time right on time run out of save spare spend some take your
tell someone
waste
time
the time

10. time goes by
time passes

11. Classifiers a ball of a bar of a bottle of a bunch of a cube of
a pack of
a pad of
string
chocolate
water
carrots
sugar
cards
paper