WorksheetsIELTS35-Collocations
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
assign secondary importance to
attach importance to
somebody/something come to power
put something into practice
grab the attention
grasp the opportunity
jump at the chance (to do something)
take a risk
get something out of the way
keep track of
keep pace with
get out of the rat race
put pressure on
follow one's every move
follow in one's footsteps
pass down from generation to generation
exercise power over somebody
put somebody under supervision
have something on good authority
cast light on something
pave the way for
make way for
force one's way through/into
give way to
lock horns with
have equal rights to do something
take charge of
deny all responsibility for
combat crime
send somebody to prison
provoke outrage
serve a sentence (of five years)
beyond one's power
beyond doubt
beyond question
beyond one's limits
bury your head in the sand
take the upper hand
pull a few strings
take the law into your own hands
dominate
empower
govern
entrust
prejudice
signify
indicate
dissuade
moralize
provoke
exemplify
institutionalize
be exempt from doing something
be entitled to do something
be endowed with
be underprivileged
permissive
indicative
provocative
domineering
something is on the verge (of ...)
something is on the wrong track
something is at the forefront (of doing something)
something is of pressing concern
psychological behavior detection
face recognition system
image processing system
identification system
What can reduce crime rate, in your opinion? Tick 3 possible answers
raising the age of dropping out of school
applying cutting-edge technology
enhancing family-based programs
furthering one's education
