Being and Happening Flashcards
to remain alive or continue to exist for a long time
Synonym(s): last
Antonym(s): fade
ENDURE
E.g. I have friendships which endure over many years
Collocation + ~: condition/hardship
~ + Collocation:
a situation in which something is prevented from continuing in its usual way
Synonym(s): disturbance
Antonym(s):
DISRUPTION
E.g.
Collocation + ~: cause/lead to/
~ + Collocation: family/widespread/economic
worry that is caused by having to deal with a problem or work too hard over a long period of time
Synonym(s): stress
Antonym(s):
STRAIN
E.g. My previous job put a severe strain on me.
His marriage was under strain.
Collocation + ~: a ~ on sth/
~ + Collocation: financial / under ~/crack under the ~
a long time ago
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s):
MANY MOONS AGO
E.g.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:
including all the things that logically follow from ““that””.
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s):
ALL THAT ENTAILS
E.g.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:
a very important event in the development of something
Synonym(s): milepost
Antonym(s):
MILESTONE
E.g. I think that living in Hungary was a real milestone in my life.
Collocation + ~: ~ in/
~ + Collocation: important / significant/ pass / mark
the beginning of something, especially something bad
Synonym(s): start
Antonym(s): end
“THE ONSET OF SOMETHING
E.g. He died 7 days after the onset of symptoms.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: rapid, sudden+~ / after the ~”
if something happens on alternate days, weeks etc, it happens on one day etc and not the next, and continues in this pattern
Synonym(s): rotate
Antonym(s):
ALTERNATE
E.g. She works on alternate days.
Collocation + ~: alternate days/Fridays/weeks
~ + Collocation:
a good chance to get something valuable or to be very successful
“ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY
E.g. I embraced and focused only on the opportunity, knowing that it would be a once-in-a-lifetime chance.”
“the range of things that a subject, activity, book etc deals with
Synonym(s): extent
Antonym(s): “
“SCOPE
E.g. The police are widening the scope of their investigation.
Collocation + ~: beyond the scope of something/ widen/broaden/extend etc the scope of something
~ + Collocation: “
“Interesting or attractive with a slightly strange and old-fashioned quality
Synonym(s): picturesque
Antonym(s): ugly”
“QUAINT
E.g. We stayed in a quaint little fishing village in Cornwall.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “
“following one after another in order
Synonym(s): successive
Antonym(s): seperate”
“CONSECUTIVE
E.g. It had rained for four consecutive days.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “
“likely or certain to happen very soon
Synonym(s): expected
Antonym(s): remote”
“IMMINENT
E.g. Many species of animal are in imminent danger of extinction.
Collocation + ~: imminent danger/threat/death/disaster etc
~ + Collocation: “
“to exist or happen earlier than someone or something else
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s): “
“PREDATE
E.g.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “
“to last for a particular period of time, especially a long period
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s): “
“SPAN
E.g. His career spanned half a century.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “
