Pearson Brown English Lesson - Strong Collocations 2

1 I'm an ______ admirer of your work.
ardent
triumphant
stale
considerable
cast-iron

2 This new process is a ______ advance in technology.
ardent
significant
stale
considerable
cast-iron

3 He knows the interviewer already and that will give him an ______ advantage over me.
ardent
significant
unfair
considerable
cast-iron

4 I wouldn't upset him. He can be a ______ adversary.
ardent
significant
unfair
dangerous
cast-iron

5 He gave me some ______ advice and I took it.
ardent
significant
unfair
dangerous
blunt

6 We know very little about this. We need to bring in an ______ adviser to help us.
outside
significant
unfair
dangerous
blunt

7 I don't like this at all. It's a really ______ affair.
outside
ugly
unfair
dangerous
blunt

8 It's not a very challenging job. I only have to deal with ______ affairs.
outside
ugly
everyday
dangerous
blunt

9 They don't always agree but I think there is a bond of ______ affection between them.
outside
ugly
everyday
deep
blunt

10 It seems no time at all since I started work and here I am at ______ age.
outside
ugly
everyday
deep
retirement

11 That type of behaviour was possible in a ______ age but we are more tightly regulated these days.
bygone
ugly
everyday
deep
retirement

12 I don't trust him. I think he has a ______ agenda.
bygone
hidden
everyday
deep
retirement

13 We cannot tolerate this sort of ______ aggression from a competitor in one of our key markets.
bygone
hidden
naked
deep
retirement

14 We have a ______ agreement with them and we must respect it.
bygone
hidden
naked
binding
retirement

15 I think they must be providing them with some kind of ______ aid. But I don't know what.
bygone
hidden
naked
binding
covert

16 I agree with the ______ aims of what you are trying to do but not with some of the details.
broad
hidden
naked
binding
covert

17 I'm sure he's got the job. He's walking around with a ______ air.
broad
triumphant
naked
binding
covert

18 You need to open the windows and get rid of the ______ air in here.
broad
triumphant
stale
binding
covert

19 The problems in Tokyo have caused ______ alarm on Wall Street.
broad
triumphant
stale
considerable
covert

20 He definitely wasn't there. He has a ______ alibi.
broad
triumphant
stale
considerable
cast-iron

Answer:

1 ardent
2 significant
3 unfair
4 dangerous
5 blunt
6 outside
7 ugly
8 everyday
9 deep
10retirement
11bygone
12hidden
13naked
14binding
15covert
16broad
17triumphant
18stale
19considerable
20cast-iron