#3 Collocation

Stephen Hawking
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/stephen_hawking.php


slur
➤ (n.)to pronounce the sounds of a word in a way that is wrong or not clear
➤ (v.)a remark that criticizes someone and is likely to have a harmful effect on their reputation

  make + slur
    It was also stated that she made a slur against his deceased father.
    It is believed Johns made the racial slur at a team bonding session.

  use + slur
    He said the group surrounded him and some used racial slurs .
    Liston claimed the officer used racial slurs .


accomplish
➤ (v.)to finish something successfully or to achieve something
  
  do + accomplish
    Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.
    Increasing confidence that they know what they can do and accomplish well.


despite
➤ (prep.)without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by

  despite + yourself
    He laughed despite himself.

    She took the money from her mother's purse, despite herself.


grim
➤ (adj.)worrying, without hope

  dark + grim
    The game 's music is very dark and grim , and the world is without joy.
    I told the guard at the reception desk in the dark , grim entrance why I had come and he told me to wait.

  grim + picture  
     It is a grim picture.
     Conversely, the grim economic picture contrasts sharply with financial markets.


confined
➤ (v.)to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way

  damage + confine
    The environmental damage is not confined to birds and the coast.
    Most of the damage was confined to the utility room, investigators said.

  necessarily + confine
    Investigations may include but are not necessarily confined to the following areas.
    Such a currency is necessarily confined to the country where it is issued: it cannot, when too abundant, diffuse itself generally amongst other countries.