Paulyna Mndez

Accompany:
Definition: To go somewhere with someone.
Collocations: To accompany.
Dictionary sentences: 1. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. 2. Wherever
her husband went, she would accompany him.
My sentence: Im so grateful that you always accompany me.
Acknowledge:
Definition: To admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists.
Collocations: 1. To acknowledge. 2. Acknowledge that.
Dictionary sentences: 1. He acknowledges that when hes tired he gets bad-tempered. 2.
Claire acknowledged that she was guilty.
My sentence: I think I must acknowledge I really like him.
Appreciate:
Definition: To understand how serious or important a situation or problem is or what
someones feelings are.
Collocations: 1. To appreciate. 2. Appreciate that.
Dictionary sentences: 1. He did not fully appreciate the significance of signing the contract.
2. We appreciate that caring for children is an important job.
My sentence: We must appreciate the importance of having a good diet.
Attachment:
Definition: A feeling that you like or love someone or something and that you would
be unhappy without them.
Collocations: 1. Attachment to. 2. Attachment for.
Dictionary sentences: 1. A childs attachment to its mother 2. Hes feeling attachment to
her.
My sentence: The attachment I have to him is enormous.
Bond:
Definition: Something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or
a shared interest or idea.
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Collocations: 1. A close/strong bond. 2. A common bond. 3. A special bond. 4. An emotional

bond. 5. Form/forge a bond. 6. Have a bond. 7. Feel a bond. 8. Break/destroy a bond.
Dictionary sentences: 1. The emotional bond between mother and child. 2. The United
States special bond with Britain
My sentence: Nothing is stronger than me and my best friends bond.
Controversial:
Definition: Causing a lot of disagreement, because many people have strong opinions about
the subject being discussed.
Collocations: 1. A controversial issue/topic/subject. 2. A controversial decision. 3. A
controversial decision. 4. A controversial figure. 5. The controversial nature of something.
Dictionary sentences: 1. The controversial issue of welfare reform. 2. He is a controversial
figure in the art world.
My sentence: Justin Bieber is a very controversial celebrity but hes still a good person.
Design:
Definition: The art or process of making a drawing of something to show how you will make
it or what it will look like.
Collocations: 1. Good. 2. Simple. 3. Modern. 4. Traditional. 5. Classical.
Dictionary sentences: 1. The new plane is in its final design stage. 2. A course in graphic
design.
My sentence: Shes studying Industrial Design at the University.
Distribute:
Definition: To share things among a group of people, especially in a planned way.
Collocations: 1. To distribute.
Dictionary sentences: 1. Clothes and blankets have been distributed among the refugees. 2.
A man distributing leaflets to passers-by
My sentence: My sister distributed her party invitations.
Dynamics:
Definition: The art or process of making a drawing of something to show how you will make
it or what it will look like.
Collocations: 1. Good. 2. Simple. 3. Modern. 4. Traditional. 5. Classical.
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Dictionary sentences: 1. The new plane is in its final design stage. 2. A course in graphic
design.
My sentence: Shes studying Industrial Design at the University.

Emphasis:
Definition: Special attention or importance.
Collocations: 1. Put emphasis on something. 2. Place/lay emphasis on something. 3. Give
emphasis to something. 4. Shift the emphasis. 5. Add emphasis.
Dictionary sentences: 1. In Japan there is a lot of emphasis on politeness. 2. The course
places emphasis on practical work.
My sentence: Eyebrows bring emphasis to your face.
Features:
Definition: Part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting,
or typical
Collocations: 1. A common feature. 2. A striking feature. 3. A distinguishing feature. 4. A
unique feature. 5. An unusual feature.
Dictionary sentences: 1. Air bags are a standard feature in most new cars. 2. An important
feature of Van Goghs paintings is their bright colours.
My sentence: The most beautiful feature of his face is his eyebrows.
Fundamental:
Definition: Relating to the most basic and important parts of something.
Collocations: 1. A fundamental change. 2. A fundamental difference. 3. A fundamental
distinction. 4. A fundamental problem. 5. A fundamental question.
Dictionary sentences: 1. We have to tackle the fundamental cause of the problem. 2. A
fundamental difference in opinion.
My sentence: This is fundamental for your education.
Image:
Definition: The opinion people have of a person, organization, product etc, or the way a
person, organization etc seems to be to the public.
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Collocations: 1. A good/positive image. 2. A bad/negative image. 3. A wholesome/clean-cut

image. 4. A an upmarket image. 5. A downmarket image.
Dictionary sentences: 1. Attempts to improve the image of the police. 2. He had no visual
image of her, only her name.
My sentence: Justin Bieber is trying to clean his image for the media.
Impact:
Definition: The effect or influence that an event, situation etc has on someone or
something.
Collocations: 1. A good/positive image. 2. A bad/negative image. 3. A wholesome/clean-cut
image. 4. A an upmarket image. 5. A downmarket image.
Dictionary sentences: 1. We need to assess the impact on climate change. 2. Higher
mortgage rates have already had a major impact on spending.
My sentence: Everything Grandma taught us had a great impact in our life.

Issue:
Definition: A subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about, especially a social
or political matter that affects the interests of a lot of people.
Collocations: 1. Discuss/debate an issue. 2. Raise an issue/bring up an issue. 3. Deal
with/tackle an issue. 4. Decide/settle/resolve an issue. 5. Face an issue.
Dictionary sentences: 1. Abortion is a highly controversial issue. 2. We should raise the issue
of discrimination with the council.
My sentence: Its okay if you have trust issues.
Policy:
Definition: A way of doing something that has been officially agreed and chosen by
a political party, a business, or another organization.
Collocations: 1. Government/public/state policy. 2. Party policy. 3.
Company/hospital/university etc policy. 4. Economic/fiscal policy.
Dictionary sentences: 1. A foreign policy adviser 2. The company has adopted a strict no-
smoking policy.
My sentence: The organization has its own policy about punctuality.
Primary:
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Definition: Most important.

Collocations: 1. Primary
Dictionary sentences: 1. Our primary concern is to provide the refugees with food and
health care. 2. Many of the villagers rely on fishing as their primary source of income.
My sentence: Sussies primary goal is to become a doctor someday.
Principle:
Definition: A moral rule or belief about what is right and wrong, that influences how
you behave.
Collocations: 1. Strict principles. 2. Strong principles. 3. High principles. 4. Moral principles.
Dictionary sentences: 1. Schools try to teach children a set of principles. 2. Hes got no
principles at all!
My sentence: Dating my ex would be against my principles.
Revenue:
Definition: Money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially
from selling goods or services.
Collocations: 1. Inland Revenue. 2. Internal Revenue Service .
Dictionary sentences: 1. Strikes have cost 20 million in lost revenues. 2. Advertising
revenue.
My sentence: All her revenue comes from her job as nanny.
Strategy:
Definition: A planned series of actions for achieving something.
Collocations: 1. An economic strategy. 2. A business strategy. 3. A marketing strategy. 4. A
political strategy.
Dictionary sentences: 1. The governments long-term economic strategy. 2. A
companys business strategy.
My sentence: Its great if you have dreams but you must start making strategies to achieve
them.
Via:
Definition: Using a particular person, machine etc to send something.
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Dictionary sentences: 1. I sent a message to Kitty via her sister. 2. You can access our
homepage via the Internet.
My sentence: I got to the party via my dads car.
Visible:
Definition: Something that is visible can be seen.
Collocations: 1. Clearly/plainly visible. 2. Highly visible. 3. Easily visible. 4. Barely/hardly
visible.
Dictionary sentences: 1. The outline of the mountains was clearly visible. 2. The sign was
clearly visible to passing motorists.
My sentence: Your happiness is clearly visible when youre around him.
Whereby:
Definition: By means of which or according to which.
Dictionary sentences: 1. The mall created a frequent-shopper
plan whereby customers earn discounts. 2. This allows for the entries to be made
by machine accounting whereby several operations can be carried out at the same time.
My sentence: My mom is always arguing whereby we all are done with here sometimes.
Crucial:
Definition: Something that is crucial is extremely important, because everything
else depends on it.
Collocations: 1. Play a crucial role/part in something. 2. Be of crucial importance. 3.
Absolutely crucial. 4. Prove crucial.
Dictionary sentences: 1. This aid money is crucial to the governments economic policies. 2.
The work of monks was crucial in spreading Christianity.
My sentence: Punctuality is crucial for this class.
Corporate:
Definition: Belonging to or relating to a corporation.
Collocations: 1. Corporate profits. 2. Corporate culture. 3. The corporate sector. 4. The
corporate world.

Dictionary sentences: 1. The company is moving its corporate headquarters from New York
to Houston. 2. Vince is vice-president of corporate communications.

My sentence: I dont know If Im ready to keep the corporate image of the organization.
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Equipment:
Definition: The tools, machines etc that you need to do a particular job or activity.
Collocations: 1. A piece of equipment. 2. Military equipment. 3. Medical equipment. 4.
Electrical/electronic equipment.
Dictionary sentences: 1. A shop selling camping equipment. 2. Some brand-new computer
equipment.
My sentence: Every organization needs its own equipment.
Conclusion:
Definition: Something you decide after considering all the information you have.
Collocations: 1. Come to/arrive at/reach a conclusion. 2. Draw a conclusion. 3. Jump to/leap
to conclusions. 4. Lead to/point to a conclusion.
Dictionary sentences: 1. I soon came to the conclusion that she was lying. 2. It is still too
early to reach a conclusion on this point
My sentence: Every time we argue, he jumps to conclusions too fast.
Indication:
Definition: The right to enter a place, use something, see someone etc.
Collocations: 1. Access for. 2. Access to.
Dictionary sentences: 1. Access to the papers is restricted to senior management. 2. Cats
should always have access to fresh, clean water.
My sentence: I think you might no longer have access to the club.