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FCE Collocations Book 2

IN ON TO WITH OF FOR
a reduction IN sth; an outlook ON life; an approach TO sb/sth; to be combined WITH sth; a lack OF sth; a demand FOR sth;
a rise IN sth; ON the way to; in proportion TO sth; to be confronted WITH sth; in terms OF; an excuse FOR sth;
an advance IN sth; to base sth ON sth; similar TO sb/sth; to be content WITH sth/sb; the cause OF sth; in exchange FOR sth;
IN relation to; to be based ON sth the key TO sth; to be crowded WITH people; the result OF sth; to account FOR sth;
IN the afternoon; to be dependent ON sb/sth; to add TO sth; to be IN touch WITH sb; to accuse sb OF sth; to aim FOR sb/sth;
IN the morning; to be ON board; to adjust TO sth; to be packed WITH sth; to be aware OF sth/sb to be responsible FOR sth/sb;
IN turn; to be ON display to appeal TO sb; to be popular WITH sb to be aware OF sth; to be suitable FOR sb/sth;
to aid sb IN sth; to bet money ON sth; to attribute TO sth/sb; to begin WITH; to be composed OF sth; to blame sb FOR sth;
to arrive IN (a town); to blame sth ON sb; to be addicted TO sth; to charge sb WITH sth; to be envious OF sth/sb; to cater FOR sth;
to be IN danger; to buy ON credit; to be confined TO sth; to combine sth WITH sth; to be shy OF sth/sb; to exchange (money) FOR sth;
to be included IN sth; to count ON sb/sth; to be equivalent TO sth; to communicate WITH sb; to be suspicious OF sb/sth; to forgive sb FOR sth;
to be involved IN sth; to decide ON sth; to be opposed TO sth/sb; to cope WITH sb/sth; to be worthy OF sth; to have a liking FOR sth/sb;
to become involved IN sth; to depend ON sb/sth; to be prone TO sth; to fill sth WITH sth else; to beware OF sth/sb; to provide sth FOR sb;
to believe IN sb/sth; to focus ON sth/sb; to be vital TO sth/sb; to fill WITH sth; to disapprove OF sb/sth; to punish sb FOR sth;
to increase IN sth; to have an effect ON sth/sb; to give birth TO sb; to lose contact WITH sb; to dream OF sth (= imagine);
to instil sth IN sb; to insist ON sth; to have access TO sb/sth; to provide sb WITH sth; to take advantage OF sb/sth;
to operate ON sb;
to lack IN sth; TO one's surprise; to shiver WITH cold; to take care OF sth/sb;
(but to operate a machine etc);
to pay IN cash; to put emphasis ON sth; to relate sth TO sth else; to supply sb WITH sth;
to persist IN sth; to put the blame ON sb/sth;
to result IN sth (= cause); to rely ON sb/sth;
to result IN sth; to set ON fire;
to specialise IN sth; to spend money ON sth;
to take part IN sth; to try ON clothes

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AT FROM INTO BY UNDER BETWEEN
a connection BETWEEN sth and sth
AT midnight; to demand FROM sb; an insight INTO sth; BY boat; to be UNDER threat;
else;
to get sth UNDER
AT night; to excuse sb FROM doing sth to come INTO force; BY chance; to distinguish BETWEEN sth and sth else;
control;
to put sb UNDER
AT noon; to prevent sb FROM doing sth; to convert sth INTO sth else; BY cheque;
pressure;
to launch INTO a
AT one's own risk; to protect sb FROM sth; to be influenced BY sb/sth;
relationship;
AT the expense of; to protect sth/sb FROM sth/sb else; to take INTO consideration;
to result FROM sth (= be the
to arrive AT (a small place);
consequence of);
to be AT sea; to stem FROM sth;
to be good AT sth; to suffer FROM sth;
to gaze AT sth/sb;
to shoot AT sb;

ABOUT WITHON INOF AT / BY / WITH BY / AT ON / OFF


to be thrilled AT / BY / WITH to be targeted BY / AT
to dream ABOUT sth; to agree WITH sb ON / ABOUT sth; to be IN need OF sb/sth; to be ON / OFF duty;
sth/sb; sth;
to worry ABOUT sb/sth; to agree WITH sb ON sth;

IN / BETWEEN IN / INTO IN / ON IN / OUT OF OF / ABOUT OF / TO


a difference IN / BETWEEN
to cram sth IN / INTO sth; IN / ON the night; to be IN / OUT OF practice; to think OF / ABOUT sth; as a means OF / TO sth;
sth;

TO / BY TO / FOR TO / WITH WITH / BY WITH / IN WITH / IN / BY


to be compared TO / WITH to be obsessed WITH / BY
to be restricted TO / BY sth; to be vital TO / FOR sth; to interfere WITH / IN sth; to be covered WITH / IN / BY sth;
sth/sb; sth/sb;
to compare sth TO / WITH sth else to be satisfied WITH / BY sth/sb;

WITH / TO FOR / ABOUT


to be compared WITH / TO
to care FOR / ABOUT sb/sth;
sb/sth;
to care FOR / ABOUT sth/sb;

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