noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ serious , severe , sharp , significant
▪ mild , slight
▪ economic , market
▪ global
▪ cyclical
VERB + DOWNTURN
▪ experience , suffer , take
▪
The building industry is experiencing a severe ~ in its workload.
▪ survive , weather
▪ see , witness
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
The 1990s witnessed a sharp ~ in the party's fortunes.
▪ ~ of
▪
a sharp ~ of the economy