Common Word Pairs
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- bear a resemblancephrase · C1To look somewhat like somebody else.
- bear in mind/ˌbɛə̯ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/phrase · B2To keep something in your thoughts while deciding.
- bear responsibilityphrase · C1To carry the duty for something.
- break a promisephrase · B1To fail to do what you swore you would.
- break the newsphrase · B2To be the one who tells somebody something important.
- bridge the gapphrase · C1To reduce a difference between two things.
- carry out researchphrase · B2To do systematic study of a subject.
- catch a glimpsephrase · B2To see something for only a moment.
- catch firephrase · B1To start burning.
- catch somebody's eyephrase · B2To attract somebody's notice.
- come to an agreementphrase · B2To settle terms both sides accept.
- conduct a surveyphrase · B2To carry out a study of what people think.
- do businessphrase · B1To trade with somebody.
- do harmphrase · B2To cause damage or injury.
- do your bestphrase · A2To try as hard as you possibly can.
- draw a comparisonphrase · C1To point out how two things are alike.
- draw a conclusionphrase · B2To work out what the evidence shows.
- draw attentionphrase · B2To make people notice something.
- face a challengephrase · B2To have to deal with something difficult.
- face the factsphrase · B2To accept the truth of a situation.
- fill a gapphrase · B2To supply what was missing.
- follow suitphrase · C1To do the same as somebody else has just done.
- gain accessphrase · B2To get the right or the means to enter.
- gain experiencephrase · B2To learn by doing something over time.
- gain groundphrase · C1To make steady progress against opposition.
- give an accountphrase · C1To describe what happened.
- give an opinionphrase · B1To say what you think about something.
- give priorityphrase · B2To deal with one thing before all the others.
- have a chatphrase · B1To talk informally for a little while.
- have a gophrase · B2To make an attempt at something.
- have an effectphrase · B2To produce a change in something.
- have an impactphrase · B2To make a strong difference to something.
- hold a meetingphrase · B1To gather people together to discuss matters.
- hold an opinionphrase · B2To believe a particular thing.
- hold your breathphrase · B1To stop breathing for a moment, or to wait tensely.
- keep a promisephrase · B1To do exactly what you said you would.
- keep a secretphrase · B1To tell nobody what you were told in confidence.
- launch an investigationphrase · B2To start an official inquiry.
- lodge a complaintphrase · C1To make an objection through the proper channel.
- lose touchphrase · B2To stop being in contact with somebody.
- lose trackphrase · B1To stop being able to follow something.
- lose your temperphrase · B2To stop controlling your anger.
- make a decisionphrase · B1To settle on what you are going to do.
- meet a deadlinephrase · B2To finish by the time set.
- meet a requirementphrase · B2To satisfy what is demanded.
- meet expectationsphrase · B2To be as good as people hoped.
- pay a complimentphrase · B2To say something in praise of somebody.
- pay a visitphrase · B2To go and see somebody for a while.
- pay attentionphrase · A2To listen and concentrate on something.
- place an orderphrase · B2To ask formally for goods to be supplied.
- raise a questionphrase · B2To bring a matter up for consideration.
- raise awarenessphrase · B2To make more people know about something.
- raise moneyphrase · B1To collect funds for a purpose.
- reach a conclusionphrase · B2To arrive at a settled judgement.
- run a businessphrase · B1To manage a commercial concern.
- run a riskphrase · B2To act in a way that could go badly wrong.
- run out of timephrase · B1To have no time left before the deadline.
- serve a purposephrase · B2To be useful for something.
- set a precedentphrase · C1To do something that later cases will follow.
- set a targetphrase · B2To fix the result you mean to reach.
- set an examplephrase · B2To behave in a way others should copy.
- strike a balancephrase · C1To find the point between two extremes.
- strike a dealphrase · B2To agree terms after bargaining.
- take a decisionphrase · C1To reach and announce a formal choice.
- take advantagephrase · B2To make good use of a chance, or to exploit somebody.
- take an interestphrase · B2To begin paying close attention to something.
- take offencephrase · B2To feel insulted by what was said.
- take precautionsphrase · B2To act in advance against a possible danger.
- take responsibilityphrase · B2To accept that a matter is yours to answer for.