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Collocations 2 Flashcards

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1
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two brilliant first-half goals ___ the other team’s hopes

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shattered

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2
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new diets — hope to people who struggle to lose weight

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offer

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by four in the morning i — all hope of getting back to sleep

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abandoned

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4
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figures are positive, which has — people’s hopes of an economic recovery

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raised

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5
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Britain — hopes of winning 50 medals

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has

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6
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time passed and hope —

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faded

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7
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i vowed not to — my hopes up

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get

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8
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our only hope — in escape

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lay

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9
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a serious illness

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severe

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10
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an illness that is not serious

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minor

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illness that causes death quite quickly

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fatal

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12
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stress and tension can _– illness

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cause

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13
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a healthy diet helps to — illness

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prevent

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14
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americas image was badly —

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damaged

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15
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pittsburgh is trying to — its image

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shed

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16
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smart clothes help to — a good image

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create

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17
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be sure to — a positive image

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project

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18
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i just couldn’t — my image anymore

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live up to

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19
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the job now — a rather negative image

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has

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20
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the commission is just beginning to — the issue of underachievement

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tackle

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21
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i regret not — the issue at the last meeting

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raising

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22
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today’s report — the main environmental issues

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highlights

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23
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economic issues may — in relation to this

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arise

24
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there are several misunderstandings that are — the issue

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clouding

25
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he just — the issue

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avoids

26
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tropical countries are — even more complex issues

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facing

27
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i — my job because it was so badly paid

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left

28
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you may have to — a lot of jobs

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apply for

29
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it takes six months to — a job

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find

30
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how come he doesn’t — his job? He is always late

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lose

31
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i couldn’t believe it when they — me the job

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offered

32
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dad could never — a job

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hold down

33
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she — a brilliant job in nyc

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landed

34
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the job sounded interesting so i decided to — it

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take

35
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the journey to a place, away from home

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the outward journey

36
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journey back from a place

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return journey

37
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journey that didn’t achieve the result you wanted

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wasted

38
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journey that is very long and full of interesting events

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epic

39
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longford is a good place to — your journey for an hour

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break

40
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an explosion on an oil rig — 100 lives

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claimed

41
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men fell on knees and begged him to — their lives

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begged

42
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canadian airmen — their lives in the crash

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lost

43
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the new drug could — thousands of lvies

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save

44
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un anxious not to take action that could — lives

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endanger

45
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the inquest ruled out that the student had — his own life

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taken

46
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these men have willingly — their lives

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risked

47
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the attack nearly — her her life

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cost

48
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Raucous

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laughter, atmosphere

49
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resounding

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crash, thud

50
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piercing

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scream, whistle

51
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loyalty that doesn’t change

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unswerving

52
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loyalty that goes to only one person or group

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undivided

53
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loyalty to a person or group without considering whether they are right

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blind

54
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as a leader, he was able to — extraordinary loyalty

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inspire

55
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id worked there for ten years and i — some loyalty to the company

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felt

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