... treasures awaiting discovery.
22 2
• PREP. - by
a discovery by a French scientist -
of
the dis-
covery of oil in the North Sea
• PHRASES
a process of discovery, a journeyivoyage
of discovery
(figurative) ... dismissal.
• PREP. -for
his dismissal for poor performance
-on the
grounds of
She
is
now faced with dismissal on the
grounds of misconduct.
• PHRASES grounds/reason for...
... 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...
... customs are
still inforce.
• PHRASES
the force of law
Professional standards often
do not have theforce of law
(=
cannot beenforced).
4sb/sth with power/influence
• ADJ.
considerable, formidable, great, ... 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...
... 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 ... chest
• PREP.
-formedicineforachestinfection
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through a maze of narrow alleys.
I -
of I was lost...
... eruption/outbreak of vio-
lence
The police are bracing themselvesfor an outbreak of
violence.
fear of violence, a life of violence
It was apre-
855
visa
dictable death for a man who had lived a life of violence.
men ... band, group, network, team
An army of
volunteers cooked meals for the children.
• VERB
+
VOLUNTEER
appeal for, ask for, call for, look
for
The charity is...
... loss of jobs
The closure of the cement
jac-
tory will mean the loss of over 800jobs.
the right person
for the job
Despite the small number of applicants, they
managed tofind the right person for ... showed
goodjudgement in his choice of topic.
• PHRASES an error of
judgementAccepting thegift was
an error of judgement on the part of the party chairman. a
lack of jUdgement...
... act of will
It requires an act of will to make
myself go running in the morning.
a battle/clash of wills
The meeting turned out to be a clash of wills.
an effort of
will
With agreat effort of ... theswimming poolfor the school holidays.
pearls of
wisdom
students eager to catch pearls of wisdom from the
professor's lips
the pursuit of wisdom
She devoted her life
to the...
... agent.
• PREP. -for
The charity is an agentfor social change.
• PHRASES an agentfor /of change
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2 knowledge of sb/sth
• ... children 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...
... the apple.
-of
Can I have a bite of
your sandwich? -
out of
She took a bite out of the slab of
cake.
2of an insect/animal
• ADJ. insect, mosquito, snake, etc.
• VERB
+
BITE
getIgotalotofmosquitobiteslastnight.
• ... time for bed
Come on, children, it's time for bed.
2 piece of ground for growing flowers, vegetables, etc.
• ADJ. flower, rose, strawberry , ornamental...
... PHRASES the back/nape of the neck
The hairs on the
back of my neck prickled uiithfear:
the scruff of the neck
The catpicked up her kitten by the scruff of its neck.
2 part of a piece of clothing
• ADJ. ... from
• PHRASES an attack of nerves
I
had an attack of nerves
just before
I
went on stage.
a bag/bundle/mass of nerves
By the time of the interview, I was a bundle of...