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Collocations C1 Keys

This document provides examples of collocations, or words that are typically used together. It lists collocations involving verbs like "draw attention to", "carry weight", and "claim responsibility". It also provides examples of collocations involving nouns and adjectives, such as "have a lucky escape", "make amends", and "increasingly key issue". The document serves as a reference for language learners to understand what words are commonly paired together in natural English speech and writing.

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Collocations C1 Keys

This document provides examples of collocations, or words that are typically used together. It lists collocations involving verbs like "draw attention to", "carry weight", and "claim responsibility". It also provides examples of collocations involving nouns and adjectives, such as "have a lucky escape", "make amends", and "increasingly key issue". The document serves as a reference for language learners to understand what words are commonly paired together in natural English speech and writing.

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COLLOCATIONS

https://www.englishclub.com/ref/Collocations/

With verbs:

Draw attention to: to make someone notice or consider sth.


Carry weight: to have authority or influence.
Cast doubt: to make sth seem less believable or less reliable.
Claim responsibility: to say that you are responsible for sth.
Come to a conclusion: to conclude.
Bear resemblance (to sb or sth): to look like, be similar to sb or sth.
Exceed expectations: be better than expected.
Show/Express concern about sth: to show that you are worried about sth.
Face a challenge: to have to deal with a challenging situation.
Face the facts: to accept that sth is real/true, especially if it is difficult to accept.
Fail miserably: not succeed, to fail very badly.
Impose restrictions: to place limits on particular actions.
Jump to a conclusion: to decide before knowing all the facts.
Lay the groundwork: to do preliminary work in preparation for future work.
Lead the way: to do sth first.
Pose a threat: to create the threat of danger or harm.
Raise doubts: to express doubts/concerns about sth.
Raise your voice: show anger.
Restore confidence: to bring back confidence, trust on sth.
Yield results: to produce results.

With nouns or adjectives:

Have a lucky/narrow escape: to be close to being killed or badly injured.


Make amends: to show you are sorry for a bad behavior in the past.
Meet a target: to reach the number set as a target.
Become increasingly: become more and more.
Key issue: the most or one of the most important issues.
Crystal clear: easy to understand, obvious
Breaking news: current news with special coverage.
Deafening silence: A silence everybody notices.
Dead end: a point at which no further progress seems possible.
Budget deficit: a negative balance between revenues and spending.
Bare essentials: things that are needed the most.
Basic right: a fundamental right we all share.
Blind faith: unquestioning belief in sth, even when it is unreasonable or wrong.
Diametrically opposed: completely different.
Easy target: sb/sth that’s easy to attack or criticize.
Equal rights: rights that are the same for all races, genders, classes…
Ethical standards: ethically acceptable levels of behavior.
Ethnic minority: a group of people living in a country in which most other people are from
another culture or race.
Blind obedience: unquestioning obedience, even when you are told to do sth you know is
wrong.
Blissfully ignorant: unaware of sth that might sadden or disturb you if you knew about it.
Inextricably linked: with strong connections.
Long overdue: should have been done a long time ago.
Painfully slow: extremely slow, causing impatience.
A rave review: a very good review.
Room for improvement: the possibility or need for sth to improve.
Top priority: the most important of several issues.
Ulterior motive: the hidden reason or purpose behind an action.
Ultimate goal: final objective.
A valuable contribution to sth: an important contribution to some development or success.
A valuable lesson: an experience that teaches you sth.
Yet again: once more.

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