Connecting words naturally
There is a separate way of thinking for native English speakers!
Focusing on 42 basic verbs
A comprehensive guide to the most commonly used collocations in English conversation!

- A selection of 42 of the most frequently used basic verbs in English conversation.
- A comprehensive summary of the most frequently used collocations in English conversation for each verb.
- Vivid conversational examples carefully selected by a professor at the Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation
- Suggesting alternative words for diverse and rich collocation use.
- Konglish, goodbye! Correct usage and examples of awkward collocations.
- Native speaker MP3s provided for learning while listening

“The biggest challenge in learning English conversation is ‘collocation.’” Collocation combinations have no rules and vary from language to language.
There is no logical explanation as to why these words are paired together.
That is, it is impossible to learn and apply basic principles and rules like grammar.
Native speakers acquire this knowledge naturally from birth, but non-native English learners have to learn each collocation combination individually, which can be difficult.


“How can I properly learn collocations?” There is no royal road to learning collocations; you must individually learn what each verb means and what kind of noun it goes with.
Therefore, the key is ‘efficiency.’
To be able to use what you've learned right away, you need to find out and study the most commonly used combinations.
This book analyzes and statistically analyzes a vast database of spoken English, focusing on basic verbs, to select the most frequently used combinations in English conversation.
It provides vivid examples that are commonly heard in American television and can be used in real life, effectively resolving the problem of collocation, the biggest obstacle to learning native-style English conversation.