Accident
have an accident; be (involved) in an accident; do sth by accident
Collocation
77 cards to learn, plus a reading text that puts the key phrases in context.
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have an accident; be (involved) in an accident; do sth by accident
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in advance; advance to/towards a place
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afraid of sth/sb/doing; afraid to do
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go straight ahead; go ahead; be ahead of sth/sb
Collocation
appear to be
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arrange sth (with sb); arrange for sb to do
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arrive in/at a place; arrive here/there
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continue sth/doing; continue to do; continue with sth
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differ from sth/sb
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a change of direction; in the direction of sth; in this/that direction
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I dream about/of sth/sb/doing
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off the top of your head; head for/towards a place; head over heels (in love)
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go/be on holiday; have/take a holiday; bank holiday
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invite sb to do
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keen to do; keen on sth/sb/doing
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go/turn/etc left; on the left; on the left-hand side; in the left-hand corner; left-handed
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live in/at a place; live on/for sth; live here/there
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regret (not) doing; regret sth; regret to tell/inform you
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plan your/a route; take a route
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see the sights
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Go sightseeing
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at (high/full/etc) speed; a burst of speed; speed limit
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think of/about sth/sb/doing
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go on/take a tour of/(a)round somewhere; tour a place; tour guide
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business trip; school trip; go on a trip; take a trip (to a place)
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lose/make/find your way; in a way; on the way; go all the way (to sth/swh)
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write about sth/sb/doing; write (sth) (to sb); write sb sth; write sth down
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Reach the same point/level as
I ran a little bit faster to catch up with the others
Register at a hotel or an airport
Give me your passport and I'll go to the desk to check in
Leave a hotel; Investigate
All guests must check out by midday
Someone get out of a vehicle
Let's get the taxi driver to drop us off outside the museum
Return from a place
When did you get back from holiday?
Go on holiday
We go away every summer, and this year we're thinking about Portugal
Stay at the same point/level as
Laura walks so fast that no one can keep up with her
Go in the direction of
It started to rain, so we made for a nearby farmhouse
Stop a vehicle to give someone a lift
I'll pick you up and we'll drive into town
Stop by the side of a road in a car
Could you just pull in for a second so that I can buy some beer?
Hit with a car
Samantha was run over outside of her house and she's been taken to hospital
Go to a train station, etc, to see someone leave
I went to the train station to see Laura off.
Start a journey
As the sun rose, we took down our tents and set out across the desert
Leave the ground
As the plane took off, I looked down at the buildings below us
Go back in the opposite direction
I realised I had forgotten my phone, so I turned round and went back to get it
A part of a place or building
Bus services in rural areas are not very good
To reach a place
What time does your train arrive?
To arrange to have or use something in the future
Shall I book a room for you?
The official line that separates two countries or regions
Thousands of refugees were flying across the border
To take someone or something with you from one place to another
Bring a coat in case it turns cold
The amount of space between two people or things
They started to walk the short distance to the camp
The land on which we live
They felt the earth shake
The part of something that is furthest from its centre
Laura was sitting on the edge of the bed
A short journey that you make for pleasure
My brother often talks about going on excursions by the sea
The money that you pay for a journey
The fare from New York to Leeds has gone up
An amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do something
The gallery charges a small entrance fee
To move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now
We're planning to go to Spain this weekend
To show someone where to go by going with them
He guided them through the forest
The city or town you lived as a child
I live in Madrid but my home is Barcelona
An occasion when you travel from one place to another over a long distance
We had a long journey ahead of us
To continue to have or own something
We should keep this car and sell the other one
To take someone to a place by going in front of them
The estate agent led us to the kitchen
A long thin mark on the surface of something
Draw a straight line here!
To have your home in a particular place
Barcelona is a nice place to live
To no longer have something
Mike lost his job last year
To be late for something such as train or bus
Ohh fuck! I missed the last train!
Living on a particular country or area since birth
My wife is a native New Yorker
An amount of time
The long dry period ended with heavy rain
To arrive somewhere
Hopefully we'll reach the camp before dark
One of the four periods into which the year is divided according to the weather
She likes to paint the changing seasons in the garden
A person or a thing that you see that has a particular feature
Windmills are a common sight in this part of the country
To live or remain in a place for a while
How long is he planning to stay with you?
To move or carry someone or something from one place to another
What time do you take Laura to school?
An area of land controlled by a particular country
Russian troops crossed into Asian territory in 1849
A piece of paper that shows that you have paid to do something
We'll send your tickets a week before your flight
The activity of travelling
Foreign travel never really appealed to me
An occasion when you go somewhere and come back again
The whole family went on a trip to florida
The things you can see from a particular place
We had a spectacular view of the mountains from our room
A long journey specially on a ship
It was a long way from London to NYC, but the voyage was relaxing
The planet we live on
It's easy to communicate people with the other side of the world
A short text using 26 of the key phrases. Tap a highlighted phrase for its meaning.
Say you’ve just graduated from college and you’ve never had a job, then you can start your career by to gain experience. Depending on the company you’re working for, the internship could lead to an opportunity to get an at the same company.
At that point, you’re likely to be earning , if you do proficient work and are you might as well or – or both! Just work your ass off, otherwise you’ll .
More often than not, there will be periods of time when you have and need to . But if you have a very and you’re stressed out all the time, then it might be time to and look for a less stressful one.
Now that you have the proper experience and have been working hard, you’ll be able to with a more and . If you can’t find a and in your field, it might be time for a .
The most common way of is to read the in the newspaper just use LinkedIn, then send your resume to the company with a cover letter. The company will then it feels are most qualified, based on the job description.
Sometimes need to take in order to while they’re . But if you’re persistent, should come your way sooner or later – maybe even for your !