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Strong Collocations 2

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1	I'm an ______ admirer of your work.
		ardent
		triumphant
		stale
		considerable
		cast-iron

2	This new process is a ______ advance in technology.
		ardent
		significant
		stale
		considerable
		cast-iron

3	He knows the interviewer already and that will give him an ______ advantage over me.
		ardent
		significant
		unfair
		considerable
		cast-iron

4	I wouldn't upset him. He can be a ______ adversary.
		ardent
		significant
		unfair
		dangerous
		cast-iron

5	He gave me some ______ advice and I took it.
		ardent
		significant
		unfair
		dangerous
		blunt

6	We know very little about this. We need to bring in an ______ adviser to help us.
		outside
		significant
		unfair
		dangerous
		blunt

7	I don't like this at all. It's a really ______ affair.
		outside
		ugly
		unfair
		dangerous
		blunt

8	It's not a very challenging job. I only have to deal with ______ affairs.
		outside
		ugly
		everyday
		dangerous
		blunt

9	They don't always agree but I think there is a bond of ______ affection between them.
		outside
		ugly
		everyday
		deep
		blunt

10	It seems no time at all since I started work and here I am at ______ age.
		outside
		ugly
		everyday
		deep
		retirement

11	That type of behaviour was possible in a ______ age but we are more tightly regulated these days.
		bygone
		ugly
		everyday
		deep
		retirement

12	I don't trust him. I think he has a ______ agenda.
		bygone
		hidden
		everyday
		deep
		retirement

13	We cannot tolerate this sort of ______ aggression from a competitor in one of our key markets.
		bygone
		hidden
		naked
		deep
		retirement

14	We have a ______ agreement with them and we must respect it.
		bygone
		hidden
		naked
		binding
		retirement

15	I think they must be providing them with some kind of ______ aid. But I don't know what.
		bygone
		hidden
		naked
		binding
		covert

16	I agree with the ______ aims of what you are trying to do but not with some of the details.
		broad
		hidden
		naked
		binding
		covert

17	I'm sure he's got the job. He's walking around with a ______ air.
		broad
		triumphant
		naked
		binding
		covert

18	You need to open the windows and get rid of the ______ air in here.
		broad
		triumphant
		stale
		binding
		covert

19	The problems in Tokyo have caused ______ alarm on Wall Street.
		broad
		triumphant
		stale
		considerable
		covert

20	He definitely wasn't there. He has a ______ alibi.
		broad
		triumphant
		stale
		considerable
		cast-iron