I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a mortal/fatal/death blow (= causing something to end )
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When he quit it dealt a mortal blow to the show.
mortal combat (= until one opponent is killed )
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an exciting computer game of mortal combat against giants and monsters
mortal danger literary (= danger of death )
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The plane’s crew were now in mortal danger.
mortal sin
mortal terror literary (= very great terror )
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The crew was in mortal terror of drowning.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
blow
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Yesterday, the joint shop stewards committee of Corporate Jets said a loss of production would be a mortal blow .
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It was not a mortal blow in the style of Lord Howe who brought about the downfall of Margaret Thatcher.
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Though Canary's death was a mortal blow to the film, the groundwork he had laid carried the project forward.
coil
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Times had certainly changed since he had shuffled off the old mortal coil .
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Morse and Meldrew both shuffled off this mortal coil and the telly world is diminished by their passing.
combat
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Helmeted, armed with long, spear-like boards, the surfers looked like gladiators going out to engage in mortal combat .
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A few people close to their chairs amuse themselves by watching the others engage in mortal combat to secure a seat.
danger
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Hellenism no longer represented a mortal danger .
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As she reads or hears the news reports of battles, she can ascertain whether he is in mortal danger .
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Even mortal danger was not entirely unpleasant.
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Railroad traffic is a mortal danger .
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I am hardly in mortal danger from her, but she has drawn blood on numerous occasions.
enemy
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It was also the mortal enemy of horses and would rip them apart in seconds with its mighty talons.
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I remembered doing this sort of stuff in sixth grade with my mortal enemy , Tommy Jancko.
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Well, it might be a big one with a misleading number-plate which simply doesn't stop that gets your mortal enemy .
man
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The free market forces mortal men to act like alchemists; they must turn base materials into more valuable goods.
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He accepts that it is impossible for mortal man to lay claim to attain, or to possess, perfect Truth.
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The true whole divine power remained hidden and mysterious and mortal man was unable to see its perfection.
remains
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For the rest of the time, he and his steed must return to the churchyard where his mortal remains lie.
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The mortal remains were found in the same position in which the Saint had died almost fifteen hundred years before.
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He was already hard at work on the mortal remains of Dempster Lumsden.
sin
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Martinho would have accounted his act a mortal sin .
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Making fun of the Corps is a mortal sin .
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Suppose, suppose, she were in a state of mortal sin ?
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Committing suicide was a mortal sin .
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As I have said, we are not dealing with a demon but something worse, a soul steeped in mortal sin .
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He had compounded a number of venial failings with the mortal sin of adultery.
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And is hers strong enough to marry a man who regards unpunctuality almost as a mortal sin ?
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She regarded gossip as a mortal sin , and encouraging it almost as bad.
wound
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This rust-blood pouring from mortal wounds in the planet's skin is a terrible indictment of the tyranny we climbers inflict.
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His dragon had taken a mortal wound as he and Caledor clashed on the battlefield.
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The Bloodthirster took advantage of Indraugnir's distraction to strike a mortal wound .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a sight as yet unseen by mortal eyes
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He gathered all his strength to deliver his opponent the final mortal blow.
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He killed Leonardo and received a mortal wound himself.
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We are all mortal .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was mesmerized, breathless with the unspeakable feel of mortal violence.
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Humans exist in time and, therefore, bear a temporal or mortal nature.
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Our mortal bodies may die but we will never die.
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Phemonoe was privileged to entertain mortal lovers at will.
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The free market forces mortal men to act like alchemists; they must turn base materials into more valuable goods.
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They actually went to the shrine with the mortal seeds in their pockets.
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What have naked nymphs to do with mortal expectations?
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
lesser
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And together we were emphatically co-operative that neighbouring forces were populated by lesser mortals .
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Successful engineering students tended to be contemptuous of the work habits of lesser mortals .
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We lesser mortals who had been banished to such places as Wolverton were, however, less fortunate.
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Those who are out for good times race but we lesser mortals chat and laugh, banter and encourage.
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There are two recently developed areas which are perfect for lesser mortals .
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Cook was making fresh cornbread rolls for breakfast and lesser mortals were hard at it with brooms and mops.
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We lesser mortals have to be content with the Lesser Detective.
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No wonder prime ministers treated him as their equal, and lesser mortals on the political scene regarded him with awe.
mere
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Miracles can be worked by Him alone, although mere mortals may entreat Him by prayer to perform them on their behalf.
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A penchant for setting oneself apart and above mere mortals .
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And the note said, Mere mortals forgive better on a full stomach, so how about dinner on Saturday?
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And yet again. Mere mortals , dear Rainbow, as you so rightly say, would present no threat.
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But mere mortals know the futility of trying to outguess the market.
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They even have a chance of wounding monsters with a toughness of 8 - not bad for mere mortals !
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But strangely enough she did not care long for her divine lover; she preferred a mere mortal .
ordinary
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Lords, ladies, dukes and duchesses figure prominently among the names as well as more ordinary mortals of obviously substantial means.
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She held herself raised by her great prosperity above all that ordinary mortals fear and reverence.
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However, such models of the universe are not of much interest to us ordinary mortals .
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This increased exposure allows them to exploit their advantages over more ordinary mortals more easily than their predecessors could.
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This to ordinary mortals seems quite inaccessible but it has been climbed, the first ascent being in 1967.
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An ordinary mortal named Zeuxis had set up his easel to portray the family group.
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Artists are terribly difficult people for us ordinary mortals to deal with.
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He reckons wise men don't need to bother much with the truth as far as ordinary mortals are concerned.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And together we were emphatically co-operative that neighbouring forces were populated by lesser mortals.
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Miracles can be worked by Him alone, although mere mortals may entreat Him by prayer to perform them on their behalf.
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Most mortals considered anxiety, and plenty of it, an absolute requirement for getting the job done.
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Next in order came a few mortals so excellent in their art that they almost equaled the divine performers.
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The human mortals want their winter cheer: No night is now with hymn or carol blest.
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We lesser mortals who had been banished to such places as Wolverton were, however, less fortunate.
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You scientists, you upholders of the social contract, gloat like other mortals when somebody makes a mistake?