collocations 3 Flashcards
a matter that needs to be dealt with quickly
urgent
a matter that is not important
trivial
important matter
serious
I didn’t want to —- the matter in front of everyone else
raise
there’s a meeting next week at which we hope to — the matter
settle
a meal without a lot of food
light
meal that you eat in the middle of the day
midday meal
meal with enough good food to satisfy you
decent
meal with some of each type of food, to keep you healthy
balanced
meal with a lot of rich food
heavy
complete meal, more than one course
full
meal that you are really enjoying
delicious
the biggest and most important meal in your day
main
very upsetting memory
painful
very clear and detailed memory
vivid
memory that is not clear, from a long time ago
dim
i — many happy memories of those years
have
when i returned to the village, it — so many memories of my childhood
brought back
(natural) flowers
wild
(natural) food
organic
(natural) vegetables
organic
(natural) countryside
unspoiled
(natural) village
unspoiled
(natural) land
virgin
(natural) forest
virgin
most recent news
latest
news that you have already heard
old
good news that makes you happy
welcome
important piece of news
big
steve wondered how he could — the bad news to her
break
within hours the news had — around the whole school
spread
one of the main opponents
leading
opponent who deserves respect
worthy
very strong opponent
formidable
Thorne — his opponent 5-1
defeated
in politics you have to be able to — your opponents
outmanoeuvre
very good opportunity
golden
good opportunity that you do not use
lost
number of opportunities to do something
ample
not many opportunities to do something
limited
bill never — an opportunity to make a bit of money
lost
the opportunity — for me to spend a few months in the States, so I took it
arose
slight but continuous pain
dull
short but severe pain
sharp
pain that gets stronger and then weaker, in a steady continuous beat
throbbing
pain that you suffer for long periods of time
chronic
very severe pain
excruciating
pain that you feel all the time
nagging
another word for bad pain
terrible
a severe pain that goes from one part of your body to another
shooting
