collocations study 02

1. as the afternoon wears on

-As the afternoon wore on and twilight approached, the boy relieved many things, wandering down pathways in his mind unvisited for many years.

-The actress required more frequent rests as the afternoon wore on.

2. set an agenda

-The goal of the workshop which will be held on November 28 is to set a research agenda for computer science research in educational technology.

3. feel the agony of

-Lim's film, Hell, was a 20-minute animated narrative of a man who feels the agony of awaiting torture in the after life.

-We could feel the agony of the children who lost their parents during the bombardment of the citty.

4. run aground

-Corporate and financial restructuring has run aground because of the government's unrealistic labor policy.

-The Navy's maritime counter-terrorist team entered the North Korean submarine that had run aground off the east coast.

5. gain air superiority

-This equipment is one of the most advanced airborne radars in the world by which India would gain air superiority over Pakistan.

6. raise an alarm

-Raising an alarm about the new fad, experts warn that it may spawn a range of side effects such as a rise in runaway teens and underage prostitution.

7. put someone on alert

-Namhae Chemical Corp., a subsidiary of National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF), said yesterday it is planning to advance into the domestic oil distribution industry, putting domestic oil refineries on alert.

-Thousands of police officers were put on alert at all roads leading to the city.

8. use an alias

-During the final trial at the Seoul Criminal Court, the suspect admitted that he borrowed the money from the hotel and gambled, using the alias of John.

9. give an alibi for

-He showered at a public bathhouse in the neighborhood after committing the murder and met his girlfriend in Seoul asking her to give an alibi for him.

10. deport an alien

-The government considers extending deadline to deport the illegal aliens, but according to the current law, all illegal aliens are required to leave the country by March next year.

11. grant alimony

-In civil proceedings on divorce, a man has to grant alimony to his wife up to 50 percent of the properties he holds in possession.

-That star pop singer granted huge alimony to his ex-wife.

12. pledge allegiance to

-The 26-year-old singer pledged his allegiance to the U.S during an official ceremony at a Los Angeles courthouse, indicating his intention to renounce hos Korean citizenship.

-The controversy erupted after the government official's message pledging allegiance to the president was leaked to the press prior to his inauguration ceremony.

-The rebels had to pledge allegiance even to the king they hate.

13. have an allergy to

-In fact, when you find you have a skin allergy to a particular substance such as poison ivy, it may be the hundredth or thousandth time you have been in contact with it.

14. make an allusion to

-When Lincoln spoke of "a nation dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" he was making an allusion to the Declaration of Independence.

-The author makes several allusions to the Gulf War in his latest book.

15. ask for alms

-As performance began at 8:15 p.m.,lights dimmed and a hanbok-clad lass mounted the stage asking for alms.

-Every winter, the Salvation Army asks for alms.

16. propose an alternative

-Korean lawmakers have reportedly called on Washington to renegotiate the matter with Seoul and to propose an alternative.

17. hide in ambush

-Critics of the new regulations insist that it should create more problems, including the birth of the traffic paparazzi, who earn their living by hiding in ambush and taking photographs of the violators.

18. provide an amenity for

-The mayor said the city would use the Global Positioning System (GPS) to provide better amenities for the residents of the city.

19. go amiss

-When full mechanization was introduced into American factories, the workers were not permitted to stop the moving assembly line if anything went amiss; that was presumed to be the task of supervisory engineering personnel.

20. run amok

-The police are investigating after a man was stabbed to death when a knifeman ran amok at a hotel. The dead man worked at the hotel as a barman.

-Koreans ran amok when their soccer team defeated Italy.