Collocations and idioms

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• combat a problem
• come up against a problem
• confront a problem
• encounter a problem
• face a problem
• face up to a problem
• resolve a problem
• rise above a problem
• run into a problem
• sort out a problem
• tackle a problem
• a common problem
• a major problem
• a minor problem
• a potential problem
• a recurrent problem
• a serious problem
• a tough problem
• a trivial problem
• an unexpected problem
• an urgent problem
• accept a challenge
• face a challenge
• pose a challenge
• present a challenge
• rise to a challenge
• take up a challenge
• a daunting challenge
• an exciting challenge
• a formidable challenge
• a major challenge
• a serious challenge
• improve motivation
• increase motivation
• lack motivation
• lose motivation
• strengthen motivation
• high/strong motivation
• low/poor motivation
• personal motivation
• political motivation
• staff motivation
• student motivation
• achieve success
• be assured of success
• deserve success
• enjoy success
• guarantee success
• meet with success
• a great success
• a huge success
• an overnight success
• a resounding success
• a roaring success
• achieve an ambition
• fulfil an ambition
• have an ambition
• pursue an ambition
• realize an ambition
• chance of something hapening
• likelihood of something happening
• possibility of something happening
• chance (2) that something will happen
• likelihood (2) that something will happen
• possibility (2) that something will happen
• distinct chance/possibility
• faint chance/possibility
• good chance/posibility
• real chance/possibility
• realistic chance/possibility
• remote chance/possibility
• slight chance/possibility
• strong chance/possibility
• ... every chance to stand/have
• ... a fair chance to stand/have
• ... a good chance to stand/have
• ... little chance to stand/have
• ... no chance to stand/have
• ... an outside chance to stand/have
• ... a slim chance to stand/have
• every chance
• a fair chance
• a good chance
• little chance
• no chance
• an outside chance
• a slim chance
• bring about a change
• call for a change
• cope with change
• introduce a change
• lead to a change
• resist change
• welcome a change
• witness a change
• ... to change/a new job adapt/adjust
• ... clothing/the volume of/the height of adjust
• ... plans/clothes/your appearance alter
• ... a law/a document amend
• ... places/the subject/your mind/yout tune/your ways change
• ... a building/money/to a religion convert
• ... your behaviour/your language/a design modify
• ... the blame or responsibility for onto somebody shift
• ... sides/to a new currency/TV channels switch
• ... money to another account/to a team or department transfer
• ... (the apperance or characteristics of) a person/a place/a thing transform
• ... your diet/the menu/your routine/in price vary
• to access information
• to broadcast information
• to collect information
• to compile information
• to find information
• to gather information
• to get information
• to give information
• to obtain information
• to provide information
• to publish information
• (in)accurate information
• (un)ambigous information
• (un)biased information
• (un)clear information
• comprehensive information
• confidential information
• limited information
• misleading information
• (ir)relevant information
• (un)reliable information
• up-to-date information
• useful information
• useless information
• vague information

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