adj.
Dire is used with these nouns: ↑ circumstance , ↑ consequence , ↑ emergency , ↑ implication , ↑ necessity , ↑ need , ↑ peril , ↑ predicament , ↑ prediction , ↑ shortage , ↑ situation , ↑ state , ↑ strait , ↑ threat , ↑ trouble , ↑ warning
adj.
Dire is used with these nouns: ↑ circumstance , ↑ consequence , ↑ emergency , ↑ implication , ↑ necessity , ↑ need , ↑ peril , ↑ predicament , ↑ prediction , ↑ shortage , ↑ situation , ↑ state , ↑ strait , ↑ threat , ↑ trouble , ↑ warning
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний . 2012