Collocations

May/Might as well

1- used to suggest doing something, often when there is nothing better to do and you may not even like it

• If no one else wants it, we might as well give it to him.

2- used to say that there is no real difference between two things that you might do

• If you are going to have sugar, you may as well have a bar of chocolate.

Well

1- to a great extent

• She is well aware of the dangers.
• They are very well suited to each other
• The castle is well worth a visit

2- with modal verbs

• You may well be right.
• It may well be that the train is delayed.

3- Expressions

1- Be well on the way to something/doing something

• He is well on the way to establishing himself among the top ten players in the world

2- Be well up in something

• He’s well up in all the latest developments.

3- Bloody/fucking well

• You can bloody well keep your job—I don’t want it!

4- Do well to do something

• He would do well to concentrate more on his work.

5- Know something as well as I do

• You know as well as I do that you’re being unreasonable.