... PREP.
for- in
The back of the garment is split for ease in
walking.
for- of
The whole machine is designed for ease of
use.
with -
They passed the exam with ease.
I -
of
The car
brings ease of accessto ... 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
The company is setfor further ... 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,...
... towards the
labour force
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advance
adoption
noun
1of child
• VERB
+
ADOPTION
offer sb for, place sb for, put sb
up for
She has decided to put the child up for adoption.
I
be available for
When will ... 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 difficult.
• PHRASES
an act of faith, love, ... value
otss
miuion.
I
be in need of, need,
require
I
expect
I
ask for, call for, seek
I advise you to
seek assistancefrom thepolice.
I
turn to sb for
She had no
one to turn tofor assistance.
I be of, come to sb's
Do...
... -
of
a minor
breach of discipline
• PHRASES
a breach of confidence/trust, a breach of
confidentiality/contract
He was sued for breach of con-
tract.
a breach of security/the peace, a breach of ... 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.
• ... softly.
0
The church bells tolledfor Evensong.
• BELL
+
NOUN
tower
I
pull, rope
• PHRASES
a chime of bells
the faint chime of bells
a
peal of bells
She heard a peal of church bells.
a sound of
bells
The...
... collector
I
burden
• PREP. of-
$80million of debt
• PHRASES
a burden of debt
Faced with a mounting
burden of debt, he sold off the company.
payment/repay-
ment/settlement of a debt
2 state of owing money
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• ... every last detail of what Id told her the
month before. an eye for detail He has an excellent eyefor
detail. full of detail Her short stories arefull of detail and
humour. a lack of detail The report ... in any danger.
in - of
The plant is
now in danger of extinction.
out of -
They ran until they
wereout of danger.
I
-frorn, -of
We'reinserious danger of
becoming a nation of worriers. -
to
There...
... www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark.
misleading. -
for
forecasts for earnings
0
forecasts for dif-
ferent sectors of the industry
0
forecasts for theyear
forecast
verb
• ADY. accurately, correctly
I
originally
higher ... the forefront of
steelmaking.
• PREP.
at/in the - (of)
issues at the forefront of govern-
mentpolicy
• PHRASES
atlin/to the forefront of sb's mind
Thisques-
tion remained at theforefront of ... begged God toforgive him.
I try to
• PREP.
for
She neverforgave him for losing her ring.
• PHRASES
forgive and forget
He was not the sort of man
toforgiue aruiforget.
Please purchase PDF Split-Merge...
... good toget
out of the house more often.
• PREP.
for sb/sth's -
When the prime minister's health
problems continued, he resigned for thegood of theparty.
• PHRASES
a force for good
In disadvantaged ... of a real gen-
eration gap between us.
• PREP. for a -
The consequences of the radioactive leak-
age may not become apparent for a generation or more.
for- s
This kind of apple has beengrouinfor ... member
I
life
a tale of LA gang life
I
rape
• PREP.
ina/the-Wewereinthesamegang. I-ofagang
of skin heads
• PHRASES a member of a gang
2
group of friends
• PREP. - of
Youprobably go with a gang offriends...
... medical, practical, profes-
sional
When the symptoms persisted, I decided to seek med-
ical help.
• VERB
+
HELP appeal for, ask for, beg for, call for,
scream for, seek, send for, shoutfor, summon
Police ... foe.
I -
of a
how
I
of laughter/protest
• PHRASES be greeted/met with howls of sth His com-
ments were met with howls of outrage. the howl of the
wind/a wolf, howls of laughter, howls of outrage/pro-
test/rage
c;. ... PREP.
after -
He spends a lot of time in his office after
hours.
out of-
Doctors often have to work out of hours.
5time when sth happens
• ADJ.
darkest, finest
This was often thought of as the
country's...