ADVANCED VOCABULARY - COLLOCATIONS - VERB + NOUN 5

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1)	contract a disease	catch or acquire an illness
2)	condone wrongdoing	accept behaviour that most people think is morally wrong
3)	beggar (all) description	be too extraordinary, bad, etc. to describe
4)	rig the ballot	control the results of the election dishonestly
5)	nurse a grievance	think a lot about the fact you have been treated unfairly
6)	shoulder a responsibility	accept, assume, to take the responsibility
7)	quench one’s thirst	cause oneself/someone to stop feeling thirsty
8)	swallow one’s pride	do something even though it is embarrassing for you
9)	tender one’s resignation	give notice that you will no longer be working for a company
10)	endorse a candidate	express formal support or approval for someone or something