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This exercise is based on the language presented on page 54 of The LTP Dictionary of Selected Collocations

Match the items on the right with the items on the left.

We don't know what happened. We are reduced to mere ______ . ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture We cannot make her change her mind. All we can do is to appeal to her ______ . ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture He has been quite unwell but has now regained ______ . ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture I'd like to offer you my hearty ______ on your success. ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture We need to obtain the ______ of all the interested parties. ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture I hope this meeting will be able to arrive at a ______ on the plan of action to take. ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture I'm afraid you must accept the ______ of your actions. ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture There is a strong ______ between my old job and my present one. ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture What I did has gnawed away at my ______ . I want to make amends. ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture I think we reached a broad ______ on what to do. ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture By common ______ , he is the best looking man in the office. ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture Working in association with them has proved to be a profitable ______ . ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture The boss has given her reluctant ______ to us making the trip to Australia. She's not very happy about the cost. ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture He lied to us. I hope he at least has a guilty ______ . ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture Before you take this step, you should weigh the ______ of your actions very carefully. ??? consciousness concensus conscience connection consequences congratulations consent conjecture

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