noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , considerable , enormous , extreme , grave , great , mortal , obvious , real , serious , significant , terrible
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They are in grave ~ of losing everything.
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She knew that she was now in mortal ~.
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There is a real ~ that the bridge will collapse from the weight of traffic.
▪ acute ( esp. BrE ), immediate , imminent , impending
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They are in imminent ~ of attack.
▪ clear and present
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The hackers' actions are a clear and present ~ to our banking system.
▪ constant , ever-present
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the ever-present ~ of crime
▪ long-term
▪ inherent
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There are inherent ~s in the system.
▪ hidden
▪ true
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We're only now waking up to the true ~s of pesticides.
▪ possible , potential
▪ perceived
▪ personal
▪ health , physical
▪ public
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The pollution from the factory is a public ~.
▪ little
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There is little ~ of another crash.
VERB + DANGER
▪ be exposed to , face
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On their journey across the desert they faced ~ of all sorts.
▪ be fraught with , involve
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The task was fraught with ~.
▪ cause , create
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He was convicted of causing ~ to other road users.
▪ pose , present , represent
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the ~s posed by the possession of nuclear weapons
▪ be aware of , foresee , identify , know , perceive , realize , recognize , see , sense , smell , spot , understand
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No one foresaw the ~.
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The animal seemed to sense ~.
▪ highlight , illustrate
▪ run
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A company must keep developing or it runs the ~ of stagnating.
▪ court
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Some people take crazy risks because they get a thrill from courting ~.
▪ avert
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Vigorous action is needed to avert the ~ of runaway inflation.
▪ lessen , minimize , reduce
▪ increase
▪ avoid , escape
▪ ignore
▪ underestimate
DANGER + VERB
▪ await , exist , face sb , lie (in sth) , lurk , threaten sb
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One of the biggest ~s facing us may be climate change.
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The ~ lies in becoming too complacent.
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Where would they hide if ~ threatened?
▪ arise from sth , come from sb/sth
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The biggest ~ to gorillas comes from humans.
▪ pass
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We waited until all ~ had passed.
▪ remain
DANGER + NOUN
▪ area , point , spot ( esp. BrE ), zone
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Despite the high levels of radiation, people are now moving back into the ~ zone.
▪ signals , signs
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He recognized the ~ signs and gave up smoking.
▪ money ( BrE ), pay ( AmE )
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They should be paid ~ money for the job they're doing.
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They should get ~ pay for the job they're doing.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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We weren't in any ~.
▪ in ~ of
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The plant is now in ~ of extinction.
▪ out of ~
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They ran until they were out of ~.
▪ ~ from
▪ ~ of
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We're in serious ~ of becoming a nation of worriers.
▪ ~ to
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There is no ~ to the public from these chemicals.
PHRASES
▪ be off the ~ list , be on the ~ list (both BrE )
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He was in a critical condition, but is now off the ~ list.