ADVANCED VOCABULARY - COLLOCATIONS - ING ADJECTIVES

Collocations - Ing Adjectives

Fill in the blanks with the adjectives from the box that collocate with the nouns. ANSWERS

going concern	a business that is operating and making a profit
1) circumstances	the specific reasons that excuse or justify sb's actions
2) sin	a particular bad feature or habit – used humorously
3) block	a problem that stops you from achieving something
4) generalization	a statement that is too general and therefore not valid
5) dream	a dream that you have again and again
6) grace	one good aspect or feature of something
7) space	an opportunity to pause, relax, or decide what to do next
8) ground	a place where someone regularly spends time
9) violet	an exaggeratedly shy person
10) pain	extremely strong pain that is difficult to endure

1)	extenuating circumstances	the specific reasons that justify sb's actions
2)	besetting sin	a particular bad feature or habit – used humorously
3)	stumbling block	a problem that stops you from achieving something
4)	sweeping generalization	a statement that is too general and thus not valid
5)	recurring dream	a dream that you have again and again
6)	saving grace	one good aspect or feature of something
7)	breathing space	an opportunity to pause or decide what to do next
8)	stamping ground	a place where someone regularly spends time
9)	shrinking violet	an exaggeratedly shy person
10)	excruciating pain	extremely strong pain that is difficult to endure