Adjectives that collocate with STAGE (Sorted by collocation rank)
early (102), first (94), final (94), main (86), initial (84), planning (81), key (79), last (77), late (74), center (74), semi-final (74), design (73), knockout (70), latter (66), closing (66), advanced (65), preliminary (64), larval (60), critical (57), halfway (56), intermediate (55), opening (54), committee (54), experimental (53), embryonic (51), formative (50), important (50), successive (49), secondary (47), terminal (44), crucial (44), pupal (43), transitional (43),
Last edited Nov 19, 2011