V16. Collocations Lesson 16

A lot of successful entrepreneurs have not only a ________ imagination, but also the willingness to work hard.

• bright

• 
  lucid

• 
  vivid

He really hurt my ________ when he called me an idiot.

• 
  emotions

• 
  feelings

• 
  senses

His superiority_________ makes him impossible to work with because he won't listen to suggestions.

• 
  belief

• 
  complex

• 
  tendency

I had to _______ my pride and apologize to Janet for overreacting to her criticism.

• 
  chew

• eat

• 
  swallow

I like to date men with a great ____________ of humour.

• 
  feel

• sense

• 
  touch

In some cultures, it's considered very rude to ________ your mind.

• 
  say

• 
  speak

• 
  talk

It's good to _______ others first, but not at the expense of your own well-being.

• 
  get

• 
  put

• 
  set

Most people who work as comedians have very _______ personalities.

• outgoing

• 
  tendency

• upcoming

My brother is _______ shy, but I'm trying to encourage him to come out of his ________.

• brutally

• 
  shell

• painfully

• 
  case

• 
  skin

My daughter gets along with her classmates, but she has a competitive _________ when it comes to academics.

• 
  spot

• 
  streak

• 
  strip