I have started learning Swedish on Duolingo for the last 2 weeks. Though I like the peacefulness as well as snow, lakes and forests in...

DIFFICULTY A. ADJ + N COLLOCATIONS Life seems to have been a constant struggle for her ever since she left home When the electricity went...

QUANTITY AND SIZE A. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY A good/fair few A good/fair number A substantial/significant...

CHANGE A. COLLOCATIONS WITH CHANGE AS A NOUN There have been dramatic changes in the climate of the Artic region in the last decade The...

STOPPING AND STARTING A. STOPPING The accident brought traffic to a halt for several hours => bring traffic to a halt /hôlt/ The union...

CAUSE & EFFECT A. COLLOCATIONS WITH CAUSE & EFFECT We have yet to establish the cause of this latest outbreak of foot and mouth disease...

DESCRIBING GROUPS & AMOUNTS A. GROUPS OF ANIMALS A pack of dogs/wolves A herd if cattle/elephant A swarm of bees A flock of birds/sheep A...

COMPARING & CONTRASTING A. COMPARING TWO PLACES The two towns bear very little resemblance to each other ...entirely different This is in...

MAKING AN EFFORT A. ADJ + N COLLOCATIONS A determined effort => Mike has made a determined effort to save money A concerted effort => We...