collocations 3

Question 1

a matter that needs to be dealt with quickly

Answer 1

urgent

Question 2

a matter that is not important

Answer 2

trivial

Question 3

important matter

Answer 3

serious

Question 4

I didn’t want to —- the matter in front of everyone else

Answer 4

raise

Question 5

there’s a meeting next week at which we hope to — the matter

Answer 5

settle

Question 6

a meal without a lot of food

Answer 6

light

Question 7

meal that you eat in the middle of the day

Answer 7

midday meal

Question 8

meal with enough good food to satisfy you

Answer 8

decent

Question 9

meal with some of each type of food, to keep you healthy

Answer 9

balanced

Question 10

meal with a lot of rich food

Answer 10

heavy

Question 11

complete meal, more than one course

Answer 11

full

Question 12

meal that you are really enjoying

Answer 12

delicious

Question 13

the biggest and most important meal in your day

Answer 13

main

Question 14

very upsetting memory

Answer 14

painful

Question 15

very clear and detailed memory

Answer 15

vivid

Question 16

memory that is not clear, from a long time ago

Answer 16

dim

Question 17

i — many happy memories of those years

Answer 17

have

Question 18

when i returned to the village, it — so many memories of my childhood

Answer 18

brought back

Question 19

(natural) flowers

Answer 19

wild

Question 20

(natural) food

Answer 20

organic

Question 21

(natural) vegetables

Answer 21

organic

Question 22

(natural) countryside

Answer 22

unspoiled

Question 23

(natural) village

Answer 23

unspoiled

Question 24

(natural) land

Answer 24

virgin

Question 25

(natural) forest

Answer 25

virgin

Question 26

most recent news

Answer 26

latest

Question 27

news that you have already heard

Answer 27

old

Question 28

good news that makes you happy

Answer 28

welcome

Question 29

important piece of news

Answer 29

big

Question 30

steve wondered how he could — the bad news to her

Answer 30

break

Question 31

within hours the news had — around the whole school

Answer 31

spread

Question 32

one of the main opponents

Answer 32

leading

Question 33

opponent who deserves respect

Answer 33

worthy

Question 34

very strong opponent

Answer 34

formidable

Question 35

Thorne — his opponent 5-1

Answer 35

defeated

Question 36

in politics you have to be able to — your opponents

Answer 36

outmanoeuvre

Question 37

very good opportunity

Answer 37

golden

Question 38

good opportunity that you do not use

Answer 38

lost

Question 39

number of opportunities to do something

Answer 39

ample

Question 40

not many opportunities to do something

Answer 40

limited

Question 41

bill never — an opportunity to make a bit of money

Answer 41

lost

Question 42

the opportunity — for me to spend a few months in the States, so I took it

Answer 42

arose

Question 43

slight but continuous pain

Answer 43

dull

Question 44

short but severe pain

Answer 44

sharp

Question 45

pain that gets stronger and then weaker, in a steady continuous beat

Answer 45

throbbing

Question 46

pain that you suffer for long periods of time

Answer 46

chronic

Question 47

very severe pain

Answer 47

excruciating

Question 48

pain that you feel all the time

Answer 48

nagging

Question 49

another word for bad pain

Answer 49

terrible

Question 50

a severe pain that goes from one part of your body to another

Answer 50

shooting