What is a collocation?

Exercise 1.5

Find and write the collocations in this text.

When I left university I made a decision to take up a profession in which I could be creative. I could play the guitar, but I’d never written any songs. Nonetheless, I decided to become a singer-songwriter. I made some recordings but I had a rather heavy cold, so they didn’t sound good. I made some more, and sent them to a record company and waited for them to reply.

So, while I was waiting to become famous, I got a job in a fast-food restaurant. That was five years ago.

I’m still doing the same job.