Essential English Collocations, Verbs, and Advanced Vocabulary Practice

1. Common English Collocations: Adjectives and Nouns

• Serious problem
• Strong winds
• Heavy rain
• Heavy traffic
• Close friend
• Hard work
• Serious crimes

2. Adverbs and Verbs Combinations

• Sleep soundly
• Find a solution
• Drink heavily
• Create a problem
• Listen attentively
• Think hard
• Argue passionately

3. Advanced English Vocabulary and Phrases

• Make a hard decision
• Spend life
• Wide range
• Competition is fierce
• Break the law
• Run a car
• Run a business
• Severe delays
• Break the speed limit
• Full instructions
• Pay attention
• Rent or hire a car
• Play live
• Vivid dream

4. Verb Collocations: Achieve, Lose, Play, and Solve

• Achieve: Ambition, goal
• Lose: Confidence, interest, one's temper
• Play: Joke, part, trick
• Solve: Mystery, crime, problem

5. Ways of Looking: Verbs of Sight and Vision

• Stare: Look at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.
• Gaze: Look dreamily into.
• Peer: Look closely at.
• Glance: Take a quick look at.
• Peep: Look quickly and secretly into.
• Glare: Look angrily.

6. Contextual English Sentences

• "You have dreams every night, even if you don't remember them."
• "I read the washing instructions carefully: hand wash in cool water. I decided to use cold water, just in case."
• "The forecast for tomorrow is for strong wind and heavy rain in the west and scattered showers elsewhere."