Collocational pairs

She swayed gently back and ___________to the music.

• front

• forth

• forward

• ahead

I do a lot of photography, but accounting is my __________ and butter.

• jam

• bread

• biscuit

• cheese

A lot of people shop online nowadays; brick-and- _______ stores have to rethink new ways to attract customers.

• mortar

• stone

• rock

• sand

Technology has its pros and _____________ and it all depends on how we use it.

• cons

• disadvantages

• limits

• wrongs

I tossed and ________ in my bed last night as I just could not sleep.

• flipped

• turned

• rolled

• twisted

The police and the military are responsible for law and ______ in this country.

• order

• chaos

• unrest

• rule

I just met Uncle John and he looked hot and ____________. Something must be troubling him.

• troubled

• bothered

• anxious

• upset

We can only learn a new language by ______ and error.

• try

• test

• trial

• check

The contract has been signed and _______; you cannot back out from it now.

• sealed

• confirmed

• official

• approved

My mother cared very much for our neighbour's child even though he was not her own flesh and _____________.

• blood

• body

• child

• kin