... under the age of lB.
with -
A lot of wines im-
prove with age. ,
-of
He left school at the age of IS.
• PHRASES the age of consent
The general age of con-
sent for sexual activity is
16 . sb's ... VERB
+
ACT
commit
(law),
perform
charged with
committing an act of gross indecency
• PREP.
in the -of( = doing something) I -of
For Jane,
the act of writing was always dif...
... blueprint for reform.
I
create, develop, draw up
I
act as, form, provide, serve as
The charter should serve
as a blueprint for cooperation.
• PREP. for
a blueprint for change
blues
noun
1type of slow ... linen
• PREP. in-
I like to be in bed before
11
o'clock.
out of-
Are
you out of bed yet?
• PHRASES bed and breakfast, the edge/side of the
bed, the foot/head of the b...
... win the match.
a reward for your efforts
Second prize was afair rewardfor his efforts.
make every
effort
We are making every effort to obtain the release of
the hostages.
effortless
adj.
• VERBS
appear, ... expansion.
I
allow (for) , provide for
The de-
sign of thefront pockets allowsfor expansion.
I
be ripe for
a ready-made hotel chain ripe for further expansion
I be
set for
Th...
... of the bomb blast.
<)
Ifelt thefull force of her criticism.
meet force with force
The country's attempts to meetforce tcithforce
(=
resist an
attack using force)
led to the outbreak of ... exerts a force on the
earth. I
increase
I
decrease
I
balance
Theforces of ex-
pansion are balanced byforces of contraction.
• FORCE + VERB
balance sth
• FORCE + NOUN
field
theforce field...
... damages.
I
-for
He received damages for personal injury.
-of
She was
awarded damages of £90000.
• PHRASES an action/a claim for damages
The judge
upheld her claim for damages against her former
employer.
damage
verb
• ... disease.
the
risk of disease
the risk of coronary heart disease
the
spread of (a) disease
measures to prevent the spread of
the disease
the symptoms of...
... dawn of mankind the fate/fu-
ture of mankind politicians who care about the future of
mankind for the benefit of mankind The results of the re-
search were made freely available for the benefit of ... etc.
• ADJ. important
1
fundamental, main
1
clear, simple,
unambiguous, unmistakeable
1
ambiguous, conflict-
ing, mixed
1
powerful, strong
1
positive, upbeat
1
stark,...
... name down for
(=
applied to take part
in)
the school quiz?
I
put forward
They put his name for-
ward
(=
chose him)
as one of the five candidates for the
post.
• NAME + VERB
appear
The name of the ... wear a crash helmet.
I
medical, professional
I
criminal
• VERB + NEGLIGENCE
be guilty of I accuse sb of, al-
lege, claim, sue for
The solicitor was accused of profes-
Please purc...
... when out of office
• PHRASES a candidate for office, duties of the office, a
term of office
to be re-electedfor a second term of office
officer
noun
1in the army, navy, etc.
• ADJ. air force, army, ... ministerial, political
• VERB
+
OFFICE run for, stand for
He ran for office in
the last presidential election.
I
hold, remain in, retain,
stay in
Thepresident holds officefor ape...
... long
term, our efforts will payoff
a term of imprisonment, a
term of office
The president was sworn in for his second
term of office.
a term of years
The lease isgrantedforaset
term ofyears.
term
verb
be ... act of terror
people who carry out acts of
terror
a campaign of terror
The bombing formed part of a
nationwide campaign of terror.
a reign of terror
The dicta-
tor&a...