Clingy Words

Matthew Parris in the Times wrote that some words have partners that they cling to. ‘Scantily’ is always followed by ‘clad’ … well, I think I agree with that. However, he goes on to say that ‘motley’ always goes with ‘crew.’ I’m not sure I’m with him there. I think I have spoken of a ‘motley assortment’ amongst other things. I have been wondering about other words that seem stuck together but haven’t come up with any further examples. There must be some.