2. Chatter

15 They chattered away happily for a while.

16 They were all babbling away in a foreign language.

17 I realized I was babbling like an idiot.

18 He cowered in the corner, gibbering with terror. By this time I was a gibbering wreck.

19 We sat in a cafe for hours chatting about our experiences.

20 You two were gabbing so much that you did not even see me.

21 Her teeth chattered as she dressed.

22 The only sounds we could hear were the birds chattering in the trees.

23 Constitutional reform is popular among the chattering classes.

24 You could hear the chatter of the birds everywhere.

25 the chatter of teeth.

26 a mere political chatterbox.

3. Cheer

27 A great cheer went up from the crowd.

28 Three cheers for the winners!

29 Christmas cheer.

30 Cheers!

31 Let's go to the football game and cheer for our favourite team.

32 We all cheered as the team came on to the field.

33 Cheering crowds greeted their arrival.

34 My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career.

35 We were greatly encouraged by the positive response of the public.

36 The general’s speech inspired vigour in the men.

37 He cheered her, and that helped.

38 One whisper of happiness cheered me.

39 She was cheered by the news from home.

40 The House cheered more tumultuously than ever.

41 He started to applaud and the others joined in.

42 They rose to applaud the speaker.

43 You’re not your usual cheerful self today.

44 He felt bright and cheerful and full of energy.

45 You’re in a cheerful mood.

46 a bright, cheerful restaurant.

47 Walls painted in cheerful (= light and bright) colours.

48 A chatty, cheerful letter.

49 The spectators cheered the runners on.

50 Oh, come on—cheer up!

51 Give Mary a call; she needs cheering up.

52 Bright curtains can cheer up a dull room.

4. GO

53 She went into her room and shut the door behind her.

54 I have to go to Rome on business.

55 She has gone to China.

56 I want this memo to go to all managers.

57 I want a rope that will go from the top window to the ground.

58 Where does this road go?

59 This dictionary goes on the top shelf.

60 Where do you want the piano to go?

61 ‘How did your interview go?’ ‘It went very well, thank you.”

62 Did everything go smoothly?

63 How’s it going?!

64 The old sofa will have to go.

65 He’s useless— he’ll have to go.

66 This all goes to prove my theory.

67 It just goes to show you can’t always tell how people are going to react.

68 Despite the threat of war, people went about their business as usual.

69 You’re not going about the job in the right way.

70 How should I go about finding a job?

71 Things are going along nicely.

72 They went at each other furiously.

73 Can I go back to what you said at the beginning of the meeting?

74 He never goes back on his word.

75 Things will get easier as time goes by.

76 The weeks went slowly by.

77 That’s a good rule to go by.

78 If past experience is anything to go by, they’ll be late.

79 It all goes down in her notebook.

80 Italy went down to Brazil by three goals to one.

81 The suggestion didn’t go down very well with her boss.

82 We need to go into the question of costs.

83 He went over the events of the day in his mind.