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COLLOCATIONS
MEANING
DISEASES
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opportunity to do something
ideal/perfect opportunity
rare/unique opportunity
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
ample opportunity
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have a problem
big/serious/major problem
cause a problem
deal with/sort out a problem
solve/fix/overcome a problem
address/tackle a problem
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pose/present a probem
a problem arises/occurs/comes up
(=it happens)
economic/financial problems
personal problem (=a problem in
someone's private life)
money/family problems
drink/drug problem (=when
someone drinks too much alcohol or
takes too many drugs)
thorny/knotty problem (=a difficult
problem)
KNOWLEDGE
have knowledge
acquire/gain knowledge (=learn
something)
technical/scientific knowledge
in-depth knowledge
detailed knowledge
specialist knowledge (=knowledge
about a particular subject)
first-hand/personal knowledge
(=knowledge from experiencing
something for yourself)
background knowledge
(=knowledge you need to
understand or do something)
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possibility (that)
possibility of (doing) something
a strong/real/distinct possibility
(=something that is quite likely to
happen)
a remote/faint possibility
(=something that is very unlikely to
happen)
not beyond the bounds/realms of
possibility (=not impossible, but
unlikely)
within the bounds/realms of
possibility (=possible)
raise the possibility (=say or show
that something may be possible)
ISSUE
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have an idea
get an idea
give somebody an idea
come up with/hit on an idea (=think
of a new idea)
the idea of (doing) something
good/great/brilliant idea
bad/stupid/crazy idea
it is a good/bad idea to do something
be full of
ideas
also be bursting with ideas (=have a
lot of ideas)
toy with an idea (=think about a
plan, but not very seriously)
exchange/share
ideas
also an exchange of ideas
fire ideas off each other (=discuss
each other's ideas and think of good
new ones)
OPINION
in somebody's opinion
general/popular opinion (=what
most people think about something)
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have an advantage
give somebody an advantage
big/great/major/distinct advantage
unfair advantage
enjoy an advantage (=have an
advantage)
be at an advantage (=have an
advantage)
be to your advantage/work to your
advantage (=something gives you an
advantage)
RISK
risk (that)
reduce/minimize the risk of
something
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no harm
done
spoken (=used to tell someone not to
worry about something they have
done)
INSPIRATION
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cherish/nurse/harbour an ambition
(=have it secretly for a long time)
TALENT
have talent
show talent
talent contest/show/competition (=a
competition in which people show
how well they can sing, dance etc)
(a) natural talent
a hidden talent
musical/artistic/creative etc talent
a man/woman of many talents
(=someone who can do many things
well)
a wealth of talent (=when there are a
lot of people with talent)
WAR
win/lose a war
fight a war/wage (a) war (=used
about countries or groups)
fight in a war (=used about people)
be at war (with somebody)
go to war (with somebody)
declare war (on somebody)
war breaks
out
also the outbreak of war
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good/bad habit
become a habit
be in the habit of doing something
also have a/the habit of doing
something (=do something
regularly)
get into/in the habit (of doing
something) (=start doing something
regularly)
get out of the habit (of doing
something) (=stop doing something
regularly)
develop/form a habit
change a habit
break/kick a habit (=stop doing
something which is bad for you)
change/break the habit(s) of a
lifetime (=stop doing what you have
done for many years)
out of habit/from habit (=because it
is a habit)
(by/from) force of habit (=because it
is a habit which is difficult to
change)
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LUCK
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be involved in a dispute
get into a dispute (=become
involved)
settle/resolve a dispute
bitter dispute
long-running dispute (=one that lasts
a long time)
political/legal dispute
pay dispute
industrial dispute British English
labor dispute American English
(=between workers and employers)
territorial dispute (=about land)
domestic dispute (=between a
couple who live together)
be in dispute with somebody (=be
involved in a dispute)
a dispute arises (=it starts)
CRIME
commit crime
combat/fight crime
turn to crime (=start committing
crimes)
crime rate (=the amount of crime
that happens somewhere)
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crime figures/statistics
crime prevention
violent crime
serious crime
petty crime (=crime that is not very
serious)
car
crime
British English
street crime
victim of crime
juvenile/youth crime (=by children
and teenagers)
tough on crime (=always punishing
crime severely)
HEALTH
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speak a language
master a language (=succeed in
learning a language)
language teacher/student/learner
foreign language
somebody's first language/native
language (=the first language
someone learned)
somebody's second language
somebody's command of a language
(=someone's ability to speak a
language)
the language barrier (=the problem
of communicating with people who
speak a different language)
the English/Japanese/German etc
language
the official language
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go to school
attend
school
formal (=go to school)
a new school (=a school that you are
going to for the first time)
somebody's old school (=the school
someone used to go to)
school children/pupils/teacher
school uniform
school playground/library/bus etc
school
meal/dinner
British English
school
holiday(s)
MONEY
spend money
make/earn money
make money (=make a profit)
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good/bad behaviour
violent/aggressive/criminal etc
behaviour
human/social behaviour
pattern of behaviour/behaviour
pattern
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DUTY
do your duty
it is somebody's duty to do
something
have a duty to do something
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great/keen interest
abiding interest (=an interest you
have had for a long time)
lack of interest
with interest
LACK
REASONS
reason (that)
reason why
reason for (doing) something
reason to do something
a good reason
a compelling reason (=a reason that
persuades you)
give a reason (for something)
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serious/severe/major blow
shattering/devastating/bitter blow
(=something that makes you
extremely disappointed and upset)
cruel/heavy/grievous blow
deal a blow (to
somebody/something)/deal
(somebody/something) a blow
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strike a blow
suffer/receive a blow
come as a blow (to somebody)
fatal/final/mortal blow (=one that
ends something)
CONDITION
COLLOCATIONS
lay down/impose/set conditions
(=say what must be done)
strict condition
meet/satisfy/fulfil a condition (=do
what has been agreed)
terms and conditions (=what a
contract says must be done)
on condition that/on one condition
(=only if a particular thing is agreed
to)
subject to conditions (=if particular
things are agreed to)
INCREASE
tax increase
wage/pay/salary increase
price increase
fare increase
substantial/large increase
huge/massive increase (=a very
large increase)
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air disaster
nuclear disaster
natural disaster (=caused by nature)
ecological/environmental disaster
(=one that causes great damage to
nature)
end in disaster
spell disaster (=mean that there will
be disaster)
disaster strikes (=it happens)
on the brink of disaster
prevent/avert a disaster
something is a disaster waiting to
happen
WEIGHT
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OBSTACLE
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