... children under the age of lB.
with -
A lot of wines im-
prove with age. ,
-of
He left school at the age of IS.
ã PHRASES the age of consent
The general age of con-
sent for sexual activity is
16. ... VERB
+
ACT
commit
(law),
perform
charged with
committing an act of gross indecency
ã PREP.
in the -of( = doing something) I -of
For Jane,
the act of writing was always difficult.
ã PHRASES
an act of faith, love, ... films
I
romantic
I
fan-
tasy, foreign, historical, military, sexual
ã VERB
+
ADVENTURE embark on, have
I
be looking
for, want
Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the
rapids.
I
offer
Perhaps the war offered...
... 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
ã ADJ. insect, mosquito, snake, etc.
ã VERB
+
BITE
getIgotalotofmosquitobiteslastnight.
ã ... as
a betrayal of electionpromises.
ã PREP. - of
a betrayal of hisfriends
0
The decisions were
a betrayal of everything my father stoodfor.
ã PHRASES an act of betrayal, a betrayal of (sb's) ... bankruptcy.
I
be close to, be on the brink/verge
of
I
be driven/forced/thrown into, go into
I
file for, peti-
tion for
The company has beenforced tofile for bankrupt-
cy.
I
declare
It is the only country...
... 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.
ã 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
The company is setfor further ... the forces of evil
a perpetual struggle be-
tween theforces of good and theforces of evil
good and evil
not a simple choice between good and evil
the root of all
evil
He sees money as the root of...
... 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.
ã FORCE + VERB
balance sth
ã FORCE + NOUN
field
theforce field of a magnet
<)
(fig-
urative) ... customs are
still inforce.
ã PHRASES
the force of law
Professional standards often
do not have theforce of law
(=
cannot beenforced).
4sb/sth with power/influence
ã ADJ.
considerable, formidable, great,...
... damages.
I
-for
He received damages for personal injury.
-of
She was
awarded damages of Ê90000.
ã PHRASES an action/a claim for damages
The judge
upheld her claim for damages against her former
employer.
damage
verb
ã ... 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 a disease, the treatment
for/ of a disease
q
Special ... -
of
the dis-
covery of oil in the North Sea
ã PHRASES
a process of discovery, a journeyivoyage
of discovery
(figurative) To tour Sri Lanka is to take a
voyage of discovery through a land 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 ... her novels as a medium for encour-
aging political debate. -
of
the medium of study
ã PHRASES
a medium of instruction
(=
a language used
for teaching)
English is the medium of instruction in many
African ... dictator-
ship
-for
He launched a mooementfor children's rights.
ã PHRASES
a leader/member of a movement, the rise
of a movement
the rise of the labour movement in France
3 part of a long piece of music
ã...
... 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.
ã NAME + VERB
appear
The name of the ... wear a crash helmet.
I
medical, professional
I
criminal
ã VERB + NEGLIGENCE
be guilty of I accuse sb of, al-
lege, claim, sue for
The solicitor was accused of profes-
Please purchase PDF Split-Merge ... seat more guests in the
gallery.
I
force sth
Necessity forced an urgent solution.
ã PREP. of-
The visit will, of necessity, be brief
out of-
He
ischanging job out of necessity. not because heparticularly
wants...
... when out of office
ã 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.
ã ADJ. air force, army, ... ministerial, political
ã 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 aperiod offour years.
I
be appointed ... beautifully.
ã PHRASES
for all occasions, for every occasion
Wesell
cards and notepaper for all occasions.
a sense of occa-
sion
On the day of the wedding there was a real sense of oc-
casion.
occupant
noun
ã...
... 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's ten-year reign of terror ... length of time
Have you lived abroad for
any length of time?
most of the time, a period of time,
some/a long time ago
Her parents died a long time ago.
a
waste of time
What a waste of time!
5 (often...
... good toget
out of the house more often.
ã PREP.
for sb/sth's -
When the prime minister's health
problems continued, he resigned for thegood of theparty.
ã PHRASES
a force for good
In disadvantaged ... of a real gen-
eration gap between us.
ã 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 ... groundwork for the final
agreement.
0
Thefirst year provides the basic groundwork
for thepupils' study of maths.
ã PREP.
-for
Weare already doing thegroundworkfor the
introduction of the scheme...
... questions about the nature
of our society
-for
one of the crucial questions for the jury
- of
questions of national security
0
Now it's just a ques-
tion of getting the wording of the statement right.
3doubt
ã ... Geneua.
ã PREP.
in a/the -
an important stage in their quest for
truth
in - of
We set off in quest of the perfect wedding dress.
I
-for
her quest for a better life
question
noun
1sentence, etc. that ... for apension.
ã PHRASES qualify on the grounds of sth
people who
qualify for the grant on the grounds of disability
2for a sports competition
ã ADV. easily
I
duly
South Korea duly qualified for...