Word Combinations

to set store by smth,	to speak in a shout,
in italics,	to have a power over smth,
to repress a yawn,	to feel constrained to do smth,
to get/be out of the wood,	healing effort,
a swerve in the conversation,	to laud smth to smb,
to have a go at smth,	established/learned journals,
a neglected topic,	to inflict (a wound) on smth,
to be beyond reach,	on such occasions,
to avert a disaster,	to stiffen in the shape of smth,
to be done under smb’s advice,	to lend a hand,
to throw into the pool,	on behalf of smb/smth,
to keep smb at arm’s length,	to make a fool of smb,
to be reluctant to do smth,	to feel superstitiously,
out of sheer spite (reluctance),	there won’t be much meat in it,
to terrify smb for smth,	to make a point of smth.
to make vows,	missionary activity;
at all costs;	to go red on the face;
to be typical of smb/smth;	to arrive at conclusions;
to compete for smth;	in retrospect,
to look at one’s best,	to put smb in bad,
to grit one’s teeth,	on the whole,
to make a (no) secret of smth,	an alternative to smrh,
to supplement smth with smth,	to put up with smth,
to be implicated,	to barge in smth,
by effort,	on one’s part,
to succeed in doing smth.	to cost smb a packet,
a sheaf of papers,	background knowledge,
to cry off,	to have smth in hand,
a precarious position,	matters of the heart,
despite smth,	to bring the situation to the crisis
to stifle a howl,	to blow a gaff about smth,
to be on the tip of the tongue,	to stew in one’s own juice,
to laugh a thing off,	to converge on smb.
starchy manners,	to back up smth,
to have a claim on smb,	to be bound to do smth,
guilty conscience,	to accuse smb of smth/ to be to blame,
to make up to smb,	to get on smb’s nerves.
to be objectionable about smth,	to ask snappishly,
a tentative date,	a rough idea,
to be more exacting,	to have the guts to do smth,
a sly yesterday, a tall order.	to read the text blindfold,
to get a new slant on the subject,	to cognate with smth,
to call for silence,	to recommend the retention on the Staff,
to wind up affairs,	to furnish with testimonials,
a stab of conscience at smth,	to be cut out for the University teaching,
to abuse (to assault) smb for treachery,	to get the sack,
to pass oneself off as/for	to feed on emotional tenses,
to remove suspicions of	to take smb/smth for granted,
to have smth up sleeve.	I take it

Addendum III