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Collocations for dangerous - adj.

VERBS

be, feel, look, prove, seem, sound
become, get
The situation could get dangerous.
remain
make sth
The ice is making the roads very dangerous tonight.
consider sth, regard sth as
The escapee is not considered dangerous.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
exceedingly, highly, incredibly, terribly
a highly dangerous situation
increasingly
a little, slightly, etc.
possibly, potentially
downright, positively
It's a risky idea, if not downright dangerous!
inherently
notoriously
This route through the mountains is notoriously dangerous.
politically
Raising income tax is considered politically dangerous.

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PREPOSITION

for
This treatment is extremely dangerous for the mother.
to
not dangerous to humans

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Dangerous is used with these nouns:
adventure, animal, assignment, bacteria, bend, business, chemical, combination, complication, condition, consequence, creature, criminal, current, degree, delusion, disease, dog, driver, driving, drug, encounter, enemy, environment, fault, foe, fugitive, gamble, game, glint, ground, habit, illness, illusion, imbalance, job, journey, junction, level, lunatic, manoeuvre, mission, myth, neighbourhood, obsession, occupation, opponent, parasite, pastime, pesticide, place, play, player, precedent, proposition, road, route, side effect, situation, slippery slope, sport, street, stretch, stunt, substance, subversive, task, tendency, territory, thing, threat, trend, waste, water, weapon, work

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