Choose the proper collocation for each sentence and fill in the blanks with the proper form. 1. They try hard to _____ all the new developments in the IT industry. 2. We _____ this old desktop now that we’ve bought an up-to-date one. 3. The years _____, and still they got no news of their son. 4. I had a nervous breakdown; everything just seemed to _____ on top of me. 5. The agreement would allow the rebels to _____ a new national police force. 6. The India - China border dispute could _____ a broader conflict. 7. The Government had to _____ the problem of unemployment. 8. Try as she may, she is not necessarily able to talk him _____ smoking. 9. I could see the branches of the trees moving _____. 10. They are expected to baby-sit, _____, and help serve at cocktail parties 11. I wanted an opportunity to _____ him and try to make him see the error of his ways. 12. His voice _____ to nothing. back and forth be incorporated into cave in escalate into grapple with have no need of keep track of roll by run errands (talk) ... out of talk sense to trail away