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Common adverb collocations

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    Common adverb collocations as found in EnglishFile C1+
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  • We are highly/painfully/deeply unhappy with the quality of the work.
    deeply
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  • Most climbers who attempt Mount Everest are fully/quietly/reasonably aware of the risks.
    fully
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  • My brother and I are firmly/fiercely/badly competitive - we both always want to win.
    fiercely
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  • When you're a teenager, it's painfully/ridiculously/perfectly normal to feel angry.
    perfectly
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  • If you think I'm going to help you after your appalling behaviour, you're sadly/highly/happily mistaken.
    sadly
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  • Clothes at mid-range shops like Zara and Uniqlo aren't cheap, but they are usually firmly/badly/reasonably priced.
    reasonably
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  • Sandy was reasonably/firmly/blissfully unaware that his wife and sister hated each other.
    blissfully
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  • In the USA, you are legally/prohibitively/securely required to show your ID in a bar if you're under 21.
    legally
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  • We are highly/painfully/deeply unhappy with the quality of the work.
    deeply
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  • Please make sure the mirrow is fiercely/firmly/highly attached to the wall please.
    firmly
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  • No one was hurt in the accident, but the car was badly/ridiculously/quietly damaged.
    badly
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  • I don't know if I passed the exam yet but I'm amazingly/surely/actually/quietly confident.
    quietly
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  • The restaurant was lowly/firmly/highly/badly recommended by a number of people.
    highly
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