list of english collocations - cpe proficiency level
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List of English Collocations - Proficiency Level (CPE)
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List of English Collocations - Proficiency Level (CPE)
Hugely/extremely/terribly/particularly/critically/crucially important
Considerably/dramatically/a lot/significantly/completely change
Changing fast/rapidly/suddenly/gradually slowly
Consider the issue in depth/detail
Debate/discuss the issue at length
List of English Collocations - Proficiency Level (CPE)
To a considerable/great/large/significant/lesser/limited/small extent
Bitterly/furiously/terribly/wildly angry
Analyse painstakingly/critically/carefully/fully
Complete/major/massive/radical/thorough overhaul
Considerably/easily/far/greatly/heavily/more than/vastly outweigh
In/under normal circumstances
Very/completely/perfectly/quite/pretty normal
List of English Collocations - Proficiency Level (CPE)
Immense/overriding/paramount/utmost/highest/tremendous/intrinsic importance
Grow in/increase in/rise in/decline in/diminish in/fall in importance
Absolutely/utterly/completely/frankly impossible
Brilliantly/especially/remarkably/particularly/fully/reasonably/fairly/powerfully
effective
List of English Collocations - Proficiency Level (CPE)
Remarkably/highly/fully/perfectly effective
Formidably/incredibly/supremely/superbly efficient
Overall/organizational/limited/practical effectiveness
Enhance/maximize/impair/limit/lose/reduce effectiveness
Exemplary/disruptive behaviour
List of English Collocations - Proficiency Level (CPE)
Mathematically/economically/scientifically/technically/physically/politically
impossible
Ample/considerable/plenty of/unparalleled/unprecedented opportunity
Fervent/strongly-held/unshakeable/genuine/sincere/entrenched/commonly
held/long-held/long-standing/core/erroneous/misguided belief
List of English Collocations - Proficiency Level (CPE)
Profound/minimal/negligible/appreciable/discernible/apparent/noticeable/
crippling/debilitating/deleterious/unfortunate/salutary/the desired/lasting/knock-
on/far-reaching effect
Malodorous gases/substances/fumes/emissions/compounds/fluid
Exacerbate things/challenges/problems/inequalities/existing tensions between…
List of English Collocations - Proficiency Level (CPE)
Extremely/genuinely/falsely modest
Heart-stopping/awful/anxious/fleeting/poignant/finest/proudest moment
Have little/no option but to
Entirely/purely optional
Considerable/utmost/extreme/due caution
List of English Collocations - Proficiency Level (CPE)
Exceptionally/extremely/highly/extraordinarily/overwhelmingly/moderately/
fairly/broadly/generally favourable
Understandably/extremely/slightly/almost/a little fearful about
Wholly/somewhat/clearly/embarrassingly/grotesquely/culturally inappropriate
Largely/virtually/effectively/otherwise/utterly inaccessible
List of English Collocations - Proficiency Level (CPE)
Extremely/grossly/hopelessly/seriously/terribly/wildly/somewhat/notoriously/
historically/totally inaccurate
Barely/hardly/scarcely/economically/financially/technically/administratively/
perfectly/entirely feasible
Football/fitness/keep-fit/health/religious/real fanatic