Best
Make the best of sth; do your best; the best at sth/doing
Collocation
73 cards to learn, plus a reading text that puts the key phrases in context.
73 cards
Make the best of sth; do your best; the best at sth/doing
Collocation
Have/take/get a chance to do; have a chance of doing; some/little/etc chance of (your) doing; the chances of (your) doing; take a chance (on sth);chance of a lifetime
Collocation
Compete against/with sb; compete for/in sth
Verb Pattern
Concentrate on sth/doing
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Difficult to do; find sth difficult; find it difficult to do
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Fond of sth/sb/doing
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Free to do; free from/of sth; free for sth
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your go; have a go
Collocation
In height; afraid of heights; height of sth
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Interested in sth/doing
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Involve sth/doing; involved in sth/doing
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Listen to sth/sb
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Love sth/sb/doing; love to do
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Mad about/on sth/sb/doing; go/become mad
Collocation
Mean to do; it/this means that; it/this means sth/doing
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take Pleasure in sth/doing; gain/get pleasure from sth/doing
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Popular with/among
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Prefer to do (rather than [to] do); prefer sth (rather than sth); prefer sth/doing (to sth/doing)
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Prepare for (sth); time to prepare
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(on) the opposite side; (on) the far side; side with sb; on the winning/losing side
Collocation
stop sth/doing; stop to do; stop sb from doing
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Sure/certain make/be sure/certain that; sure/certain to do; be sure/certain of sth
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Have a talent (for sth/doing); talent contest
Collocation
sth takes up (your) time; spend time doing; spend time on; at/for a certain time; time passes; find time to do; make/ find time for; for the time being; have a good/nice time (doing); tell the time ;free/spare/leisure time
Collocation
Turn (a)round/away; turn sth over; in turn; take turns; take it in turn(s) (to do); your turn (to do)
Collocation
Change the date/time so it happens earlier
Because of recent events, the meeting has been brought forward to the 24th
Continue doing something
You carry on working on the designs and I'll look into the implementations
Start (after planning to do sth for a long time)
After having been thinking about it for a while, I'll definitely get round to painting the house
Do or do sth you should not do
My brother and I used to get up to lots of things our parents did not know
Enter (a competition, etc); like
You should go in for the talent contest
Stop liking
Will used to really like jazz, but he's gone off it lately
Participate, take part
You must join in, instead of watching everyone else have fun
Defeat and remove from a competition; make unconscious
Mike Tyson used to knock out everyone when he was a professional fighter
Be careful
Look out! You're going to fall!
Stop being involved in an activity
The other company pulled out of the deal at the last minute
Delay
The match had to be put off due to the bad weather
Tolerate
I can put up with rude people
Beat someone in a fight or competition
if you want to be the beast, you have to take out the best
Start (as a habit)
I've taken to going for a five-mile run every morning
Start (a hobby, sport...)
Why don't you take up swimming? I've heard it's really cool
Done for pleasure instead of as a job
I'm interested in amateur photography but I don't wanna be a professional photographer
Sport such as running or jumping
I love watching athletics on TV
A wooden object used for hitting the ball in games such as tennis table
A good tennis table bat can be quite expensive
To defeat someone in a game, competition or battle
England needed to beat Germany to get to the final
Someone who takes part in a competition
There were over 5000 competitors in the marathon last year
An area where a race or sport takes place
It's one of the most challenging golf courses in the country
An area marked with lines where some sports are played, including tennis and basketball
I'll meet you at the tennis court
If two teams or opponents draw, they both have the same score
They drew 1-1 with Manchester United last year
The time when a situation or an event stops
Are you going to stay till the end of the game?
The way in which a story, film or play ends
Children usually prefer books with a happy ending
To be as good as someone or something else
She equaled the record with a time of 23,13 seconds
Last game, race, etc in a competition that decides who wins the whole competition
We lost in the final to F.C. Barcelona
The last part of a performance with the most exciting music and dancing
Everyone in the cast comes on stage and sings for the finale
An activity that you take part in for fun
Monopoly is a game for all the family
In football or some other sports, a period of rest between the two halves of the match
The teams are going to swap ends at half time
A short break between the parts of something such as a play or concert
The play was so boring that we walked out during the interval
Someone who is competing against you
His opponent received only 34 percent of the votes
A flat area of ground that is used for playing sports on
Lots of fans invaded the pitch at the end of the match
A piece of writing that is intended to be performed by actors
The school is going to put on a play this Christmas
Playing a sport or taking part in an activity as a job
He became a professional footballer at the age of eighteen
An object used for hitting the ball in games such as tennis
Can I borrow your tennis racket?
Someone whose job is to make sure that players obey the rules
The referee bleu the whistle and the match began
A raised area that is surrounded by ropes where people take part in fighting events
The boxers are just about to enter the ring
A large flat area where people go to skate
Laura fell over on the ice rink and hurt her knee
A long thin bar or stick made of metal, plastic or wood
We got Tom a fishing rod for his birthday
To get a point in a game or sport
No one scored in the first half
Someone who watches a public activity or event
The spectators cheered as the two teams came onto the court
Sports in general
The school is keen to involve more people in sport
A long thin piece of wood that is used for hitting and carrying the ball
I'm not very happy with my hockey stick
A piece of ground that is used for running or racing
The cars have to go round the track nine times
Someone whose job is to make sure that players obey the rules in some sports: basketball, tennis and cricket
I hate it when tennis players argue with the umpire
Someone who watches TV programmes
A number of viewers have written in to complain about last week's programme
To defeat everyone else by being the best or finishing first in a race
Who won the race?
A short text using 20 of the key phrases. Tap a highlighted phrase for its meaning.
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It’s common for small businesses to for the first two or three years before they start to – that’s when the money coming in equals the money going away. If there’s and your start-up isn’t able to , then your business runs the risk of – losing all its money and having to shut down. But if the amount of money coming into the company from sales is greater than the amount spent on expenses, then you are .
As your business gets better, you can . Another possibility is to with other companies to together – in this case, representatives from both companies will that establishes each party’s rights and responsibilities.
If you’re planning to , it’s essential to provide excellent . Otherwise, your clients and customers will – they’ll start buying from instead of from yours.
It’s never easy to , but with a combination of luck, skill, and hard work, your business just might . One way to describe a period of time of major growth and success is to say that “”