Verbs related to Risk
Adjectives used with risk
Expressions
Adverbs of degree
Useful Language
100

to sense or know in advance

foresee

100

possible, as opposed to actual;
that might or could be true but is not yet so:

potential

100

Bear...


the brunt

100

'extremely talented and ------ intelligent'

highly

100

How do you feel about this?

Asking for opinions

200

to remove, get rid of 

eliminate

200

likely to occur at any moment

imminent

200

Spring...

to mind

200

'...an ------------ volatile market'

increasingly

200

What about if we invest more money?

Making suggestions

300

A phrasal verb meaning to assess or evaluate

Weigh up

300

important;
of consequence:

significant

300

meet...

a need

300

'It didn't go well' I don't she was ----- prepared' 

fully

300

We can do that as long as...

Adding a condition

400

to arrange or do something in advance of before something else

prioritise

400

very small

miniscule

400

pave...

the way

400

'-------- good. I reached my targets with a day to spare'

extremely

400

'Ok, let me recap...'

Summarising

500

to determine the size, quantity, force or measurement of something 

Gauge

500

so small or unimportant as to be safely disregarded or ignored

negligible

500

spread...

the risks

500

'----- confident, although we still need a few more meetings to...'

Quite/Fairly

500

'Hold on now, don't you think.....'

Disagreeing