A 1
UNIT ONE 1
a bit,a few,a little 1
a couple of,a pair of 2
a dozen of,dozens of 3
a lot of,lots of 4
a number of,the number of 4
abide by,abide with 5
UNIT TWO 7
accommodate to,accommodate with 7
according as,according to 8
act as,act for,act on 9
add to,add...to 10
admit of,admit to 10
agree on,agree to,agree with 11
UNIT THREE 13
all day,all the day 13
allow for,allow of 14
angry at,angry with 14
answer for,answer to 15
anxious about,anxious for 16
appeal for,appeal to 16
UNIT FOUR 18
appoint as,appoint to 18
argue about,argue with 19
arrive at,arrive in 19
as if,as though 20
ashamed of,ashamed for 21
ask leave,take leave 22
UNIT FIVE 23
at a birth,at birth,by birth 23
at a distance,from a distance 24
at all risk,at risk 25
at all times,at times 25
at best,at one's best 26
at heart,by heart 27
UNIT SIX 28
at no time,at the time 28
at one's back,on one's back 29
at peace,in peace 29
at sea,at the sea 30
at the corner,in the corner 31
at the end of,by the end,in the end 31
UNIT SEVEN 33
at the moment,at the same time 33
at the spot,on the spot 34
at the top of,on the top of 34
at work,in work 35
attend on,attend to 36
B 37
UNIT ONE 37
back down,back up 37
bargain for,bargain on 38
be absorbed by,be absorbed in 39
be alive to,be alive with 39
be apt at,be apt to 40
be bound for,be bound to 41
UNIT TWO 42
be buried in,be buried under 42
be concerned about,be concerned with 43
be disappointed at,be disappointed with 43
be dying for,be dying to 44
be engaged in,be engaged to 45
be familiar to,be familiar with 46
UNIT THREE 47
be from,come from 47
be good for,be good at 48
be in love with,fall in love with 48
be known as,be known for 49
be mad about,be mad at 50
be made from,be made of 51
UNIT FOUR 52
be made in,be made into 52
be married,get married 53
be proud of,be proud to 53
be seated,sit down 54
be short of,be short on 55
be sick for,be sick of 56
UNIT FIVE 57
be tired from,be tired of 57
be used to do,be used to doing,used to do 58
bear on,bear up 59
before long,long before 60
belong in,belong to 60
better off,better than 61
UNIT SIX 63
bind together,bind up 63
blame for,blame on 64
block off,block up 64
blow out,blow up 65
book in,book up 66
both...and...,either...or...,neither...nor 67
UNIT SEVEN 69
break down,break off,break up 69
break in,break into 70
break one's word,eat one's word 71
bring about,bring around 71
bring in,bring up 72
burn down,burn up 73
UNIT EIGHT 74
burst in,burst into 74
busy in,busy with 75
by force,in force 75
by itself,in itself 76
by name,in name 77
by nature,in nature 78
UNIT NINE 79
by sea,by the sea 79
by the eye,to the eye 80
by the way,in the way,on the way 80
by turns,in turn 81
C 83
UNIT ONE 83
call at,call on 83
call for,call in 84
care about,care for 85
catch a cold,have a cold 85
catch fire,on fire 86
catch on,catch out 87
UNIT TWO 88
catch up with,keep up with 88
change for,change into 89
check in,check into 89
cheer on,cheer up 90
choke back,choke up 91
clean up,clear up 91
UNIT THREE 93
clear away,clear out 93
come about,come across 94
come in,come into 94
come off,come out 95
compare to,compare with 96
connect to,connect with 97
UNIT FOUR 98
consist in,consist of 98
contribute to,devote to 99
correspond to,correspond with 99
count down,count in 100
cover for,cover up 101
crack down,crack up 102
UNIT FIVE 103
cross off,cross over 103
cut back,cut down 104
D 105
UNIT ONE 105
day after day,day by day 105
deal in,deal with 106
depend on,depend upon 107
die from,die of 107
divide into,divide up 108
do one's best,try one's best 109
UNIT TWO 110
draw in,draw up 110
dream about,dream up 111
dress in,dress up 111
drop by,drop off,drop out 112
dwell in,dwell on 113
E 115
UNIT ONE 115
each other,one another 115
eat away,eat out 116
enter into,enter on 117
even as,even so 118
excuse for,excuse from 118
exist in,exist on 119
F 121
UNIT ONE 121
fall back,fall behind 121
fall off,fall out 122
far away from,keep away from 123
feed on,feed up 123
feel for,feel like 124
figure in,figure out 125
UNIT TWO 126
fill in,fill out 126
find out,look out 127
fix on,fix up 128
for a moment,in a moment 128
for fun,in fun 129
for sale,on sale 130
UNIT THREE 131
for shame,with shame 131
for show,on show 132
forget doing,forget to do 132
from mouth to mouth,mouth to mouth 134
G 135
UNIT ONE 135
gaze at,glare at,look at 135
get along with,get on with 136
get down,get down to 137
get in touch with,keep in touch with 138
get off,get out,get over 138
get ready for,get ready to 139
UNIT TWO 141
get through,go through 141
give a call,make a call 142
give away,give back 142
give in,give up 143
give off,give out 144
go about,go by 145
UNIT THREE 146
go into,go off 146
go on,go out,go over 147
go sleeping,go to bed 148
go to the cinema,go to the movies 148
H 150
UNIT ONE 150
hand down,hand out,hand over 150
hand in,hand in hand 151
hand on,on hand 152
hang on,hang up 153
have a joke with,play a joke on 153
have a word with,have words with 154
UNIT TWO 156
have on,have up 156
hear from,hear of 157
help sb.do,help sb.with 157
hold back,hold up 158
hold on,hold out 159
hurry off,hurry up 159
I 161
UNIT ONE 161
if only,only if 161
in a fashion,in fashion 162
in a hole,in the hole 163
in a word,in other words 163
in blue,in the blue 164
in business,on business 165
UNIT TWO 166
in case of,in the case of 166
in charge of,in the charge of 167
in commission,on commission 168
in contrast to,in contrast with 168
in demand,on demand 169
in drink,in the drink 170
UNIT THREE 171
in fire,under fire 171
in front of,in the front of 172
in future,in the future 172
in hospital,in the hospital 173
in issue,in the issue 174
in mass,in the mass 175
UNIT FOUR 176
in office,in the office 176
in order,on order 177
in place of,take place 177
in practice,in question 178
in principle,on principle 179
in private,in public 179
UNIT FIVE 181
in repair,under repair 181
in secret,in the secret 182
in store,in the store 182
in the air,on the air 183
in the road,on the road 184
in the south of,on the south of,to the south of 185
UNIT SIX 186
in the sun,under the sun 186
in the tree,on the tree 187
in the view of,in view of 187
in the wall,on the wall 188
in the water,on the water 189
in time,on time 190
UNIT SEVEN 191
in trust,trust in 191
increase by,increase to 192
J 193
UNIT ONE 193
join in,join on 193
jump at,jump down 194
just now,just then 195
K 196
UNIT ONE 196
keen about,keen on 196
keep at,keep up 197
keep doing,keep on doing 198
keep house,keep the house 198
keep silence,keep silent 199
kind of,kinds of 200
UNIT TWO 201
knock into,knock...into 201
known as,known for 202
L 203
UNIT ONE 203
lack for,lack of 203
launch into,launch out 204
lay off,lay out 205
lead out,lead to 205
leave for,leave to 206
let down,let in,let out 207
UNIT TWO 209
liable for,liable to 209
lie in,lie on 210
live by,live on 210
loaf about,loaf away 211
look after,look for,look forward 212
look through,see through 213
UNIT THREE 215
look up,look up to 215
lose heart,lose one's heart 216
M 217
UNIT ONE 217
make sure,make sense 217
make trouble,take trouble 218
make up,make up one's mind 219
meddle in,meddle with 219
melt away;melt down 220
much too,too much 221
N 222
UNIT ONE 222
no longer,no more 222
not a bit,not a little 223
O 224
UNIT ONE 224
off the point,to the point 224
off work,out of work 225
on board,on the board 226
on deck,on the deck 226
on duty,off duty 227
on schedule,on the schedule 228
UNIT TWO 229
on watch,on the watch 229
once again,once more 230
out of breath,short of breath 230
out of question,out of the question 231
P 233
UNIT ONE 233
pass away,pass off 233
pass by,pass on,pass out 234
pay for,pay off 235
pick out,pick up 236
plan on,plan out 237
play at,play with 237
UNIT TWO 239
point at,point to 239
pull in,pull out 240
put aside,put away 240
put up,set up 241
put off,put on,put out 242
Q 244
UNIT ONE 244
quarrel about,quarrel with 244
quite a few,quite an amount 245
R 246
UNIT ONE 246
react on,react to 246
remember doing,remember to do 247
responsible for,responsible to 248
result from,result in 248
right away,right now 249
ring a bell,ring the bell 250
UNIT TWO 251
run after,run away 251
run into,run on,run out 252
rush hour,the peak hours 253
S 254
UNIT ONE 254
see about,see to 254
see off,see out 255
send out,send up 256
set off,set in 256
shout at,shout to 257
smile at,smile on 258
UNIT TWO 259
speak about,speak for 259
speak of,speak to 260
split into,split on 260
stand by,stand to,stand out 261
stay out,stay up 262
stop doing,stop to do 263
UNIT THREE 264
struggle against,struggle for 264
succeed in,succeed to 265
superior in,superior to 265
T 267
UNIT ONE 267
take a chair,take the chair 267
take a chance,take the chance 268
take air,take the air 269
take down,write down 269
take ground,take the ground 270
take off,take over 271
UNIT TWO 272
talk about,talk to 272
taste for,taste in 273
tear down,tear off 273
tell of,tell off 274
terrified at,terrified of 275
thanks for,thanks to 276
UNIT THREE 277
think about,think of 277
throw off,throw out 278
tip off,tip over 278
try doing,try to do 279
try on,try out 280
turn down,turn off,turn on,turn up 281
U 283
UNIT ONE 283
unite in,unite with 283
up and down,ups and downs 284
V 285
UNIT ONE 285
vote down,vote out 285
W 287
UNIT ONE 287
wait for,wait on 287
wake up,wake...up 288
walk into,walk out 289
wash off,wash out 289
watch for,watch over 290
work off,work out 291