Tt
table
noun
1 piece of furniture
• ADJ.
big, high, huge, large, long
I
little, low, small
I
circular, rectangular, round, square
I
drop-leaf, fold-
away, folding, trestle
Wearranged theparty food on a tres-
tle table in the garden.
I
baize-covered, glass-topped,
white-clothed, white-napped
I
glass, plastic, wooden
I
polished, scrubbed
I
ramshackle, rickety, rough
I
empty
Wefound an empty table at the back of the restaur-
ant.
I
bare
I

He left the table in a hurry.
I
lay, set
Please
lay the table for six.
I
clear
You clear the table and
r
II
wash the dishes.
I
book, reserve
Webooked a table in our
favourite restaurantfor
8
p.m.
• TABLE
+
NOUN
decorations
I
edge
• PREP.
across the -
She leaned across the table towards
him.
around/round the -
Wegathered round the table to
hear his news.

I
see
See Table
Xllfor
population
figures.
• TABLE
+
VERB
show sth
• PREP.
in a/the -
He showed the price fluctuations in a
statistical table.
0
United are second in the table.
• PHRASES
the bottom/top of the table, mid-table
The
team will be lucky tofinish. the season mid-table.
tablet
noun
1 pill
• ADJ.
Ecstasy,
paracetamol,
saccharin, sleeping, vita-
min, etc.
Take two paracetamol tablets with water.
• VERB

• TABLOID
+
NOUN
journalism, newspaper, press
He
believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.
• PREP.
in a/the -
I
despair when
I
read what passes for
news in some of the tabloids.
taboo
noun
• ADJ.
rigid, strict
I
deep-seated
I
cultural, gender, re-
ligious, sexual, social
I
incest
• VERB
+
TABOO
observe
his failure to observe the
tribe's rigid taboos

Sex
is
considered taboo as a topicfor discussion.
• ADV
strictly
The subject of death was strictly taboo in
their society.
• PREP.
to
Such work was taboo to women.
tack
noun
1way of achieving sth
• ADJ.
right, wrong
• VERB + TACK
go off on, take, try
New research
is
tak-
ing a different tack.
0
The interviewer decided to try an-
other tack.
I
change, switch
She suddenly changed tack,
taking him by surprise.
• PREP
on a/the -

cover, last-ditch
Only
a last-ditch tackle by Song prevented Raul from scoring.
I
sliding
I
flying
A security guard brought him down with
aflying tackle.
I
rugby
• VERB + TACKLE
execute, get in, go in for, make
I
managed toget in a sliding tackle, but he scored anyway.
• PREP.
-from
a crunching tacklefrom. her opponent -
on
He was booked for a tackle from behind on Morris.
I
in
a/the -
She lost the ball in a tackle.
tackle
verb
1deal with sth difficult
• ADV
properly, seriously
I

noun
• ADJ.
considerable, great, the utmost
• VERB
+
TACT
have
I
call for, need, require
The situ-
ation called for considerable tact.
I
display, exercise,
show, use
Employees are trained to show tact and pa-
tience with difficult customers.
• PREP.
with -
The incident should have been handled
with more tact by the police.
• PHRASES
a lack of tact, the soul of tact
Their host,
who was the soul of tact, never mentioned the incident
again.
tact and diplomacy/sensitivity
tactic
noun
• ADJ.
subtle I legitimate

She decided on a stalling tactic.
I
adopt, apply, deploy, employ, try, use
the temptation to
use underhand tactics
0
They were desperate enough to try
shock tactics.
I
resort to, stoop to
I refuse to stoop to such
bullying tactics.
I
change, rethink, switch
They would do
well to switch tactics.
I demand, require
Longer races de-
mand different tactics.
• TACTIC
+
VERB
payoff, succeed, work
His strong-
arm tactics paid off
I
fail
• PREP.
-for
teaching parents tacticsfor dealing with ag-

000.
2 reputation
• VERB
+
TAG
10se,shakeoff,shedThepresidentmade
several jokes in an attempt to shake off his 'humourless'
tag.
tail
noun
1of an animal, a bird, etc.
• ADJ.
long I short
I
bushy, curly, curved, forked,
pointed I muscular, prehensile
• VERB
+
TAIL
flick, swish, thrash, wag, whisk
The dog
wagged its tail furiously.
I dock
It used to befashionable
todock horses' tails.
• TAIL
+
VERB
twitch, wag, wave
The dog ran out with

your training accordingly.
• PREP.
for
a system that is specially tailored for small
firms
to
The account offered by the bank will be tailored
exactly toyour needs.
tailored
adj.
• VERBS
be
• ADV
beautifully, elegantly, exquisitely, finely, im-
maculately, superbly
wearing a beautifully tailored suit
I
perfectly
I
expensively
take
verb
• ADV
well
I
badly
She took the news of her father's
death very badly.
I
seriously

I offer I battle
The consortium won a fierce takeover
battlefor the engineering group.
takings
noun
• ADJ.
the day's, the month's, etc. I weekly I gross,
net I cash
I
record
Store managers arepredicting record
takings this Christmas.
I
bar, box office
• VERB
+
TAKINGS
add up, check, count (up) I boost
The shop's new look has boosted its takings considerably. I
cut
• TAKINGS
+
VERB
be up/down, drop, rise
Box office
takings are up by 40
%
on last year.
• PREP.
in -

a tall tale that would fool no one
I
old wives'
I
rags-to-riches
the rags-to-riches tale of an orphan who be-
comes a star
I
epic, heroic
an epic tale of courage and
heroism
I
cautionary, moral, morality
I
folk, traditional
I childhood
I
fairy
(oftenfigurative) Winning the French
Open was afairy-tale end to her career.
I romantic
• VERB
+
TALE
narrate, regale sb with, relate, tell (sb)
She regaled us with tales of her wild youth.
I invent, make
up, spin
• TALE
+

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talent
noun
• ADJ. considerable, enormous, exceptional, extraor-
dinary, formidable, genuine, great, major, outstanding,
prodigious, rare, real, remarkable, special, tremendous,
undoubted, unique
I
God-given, inborn, innate, nat-
ural, raw
Hard work is important, but it is no substitute for
raw talent.
I
hidden, undiscovered
I
mediocre
I
fresh,
new
The company is always looking out for new talent.
I
young
I
precocious
I
home-grown, local
one of thefeu:
teams that relies on home-grown talent
I
top

I
build (on), cultivate, develop, harness, make
the most of, nurture, realize, tap, use, utilize
an effort to
develop his creative talents to the full
0
The theatre visits
schools to tap young talent.
I
squander, waste
His par-
ents accused him of wasting his talents and abilities.
• TALENT
+
VERB lie
Her talents lay in organization.
• TALENT
+
NOUN scout, spotter
I
competition, con-
test,show
• PREP. of -
He is a violinist of exceptional talent.
with/without -
kids with musical talent
I
-for
You have a
natural talentfor storytelling.

1 a conversation
• ADJ. good, little
(often ironic),
long, quiet, serious
I
will have to have a little talk with that young lady
(= tell
her that
I
disapprove of sth).
I
heart-to-heart, intimate
• VERB
+
TALK have
• TALK
+
NOUN show
• PREP. - about
I enjoyed our talk about the old days.
-wlth
I need to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.
• PHRASES (exchange/make) small talk(= to talk polite-
ly about unimportant things)
He was never very good at
making small talk with her parents.
2
talking
• ADJ. excited, heady
There was excited talk of emigrat-

I never used baby talk to my little girl.
I
pillow
thepillow talk of lovers
• TALK
+
VERB turn to sth
Talk turned to money and
tempers began tofray.
785
tall
• PREP. - about/of
All this talk of the president resigning
is nonsense!
• PHRASES be just talk
'You think it's just talk?' 'No, I
think it's true.'
for all the talk of sth
For all the talk of
bringing their children up the same, the boys ended up
never doing any of the cooking.
3(also talks)
discussions between official groups
• ADJ. lengthy
I
high-level, top-level
I
informal
I
for-

• VERB
+
TALK conduct, have, hold
The two govern-
ments held secret talks on the nuclear threat.
I
broker,
host
I
attend, enter
I
initiate, open
I
break off, pull out
of, walk out of
The union has broken off talks with the
management.
I
cancel, suspend
I
reopen, resume
• TALK
+
VERB be scheduled
Talks were scheduled for
Rome the following month.
I
take place
The peace talks
will take place in Cairo. I

I-
about/on/over
holding talks over the polit-
icaltuture of theprouince -
between
thejailure
of talks be-
tween the two communities -
with
The delegation arrived
for talks with their government.
4 lecture
• ADJ. entertaining, informative, interesting
I
intro-
ductory
I
pep, sales, team
I
radio
• VERB
+
TALK give
I
attend, go to
• TALK
+
VERB be entitled sth
She gave a very enter-
taining talk entitled 'My life and hard times'.

a
group of students talking earnestly
I
sensibly
Let's talk
sensiblyaboutthis.
I
wildly
• VERB
+
TALK be able to, can/could
I can't talk about
itjust now.
I need to, wantto
Ineed to talk toyou.
I begin
to
I
be easy to
He was
so
easy to talk to.
I
be difficult to,
be hard to
I
hear sb, listen to sb, overhear sb
I loved to
hear him talk about the old days.
I

adj.
1
not afraid of people
• VERBS
be, look, seem
I
become
• ADV.
extremely, very I almost
I
quite
2 boring
• VERBS
appear, be, look, seem, sound I become
I
find sth
Ifound office work very tame after army life.
• ADV.
positively, very
living a life that makes Wild West
movies look positively tame
I
a bit, a little, pretty, rather,
somewhat
To us it was all pretty tame stuff
tan
noun
• ADJ.
deep, golden
I

get into
He got into a tangle with his
budget figures.
I sort out, unravel
The legal tangle was
never really unravelled.
• PREP.
in a-
This string's in a tangle.
tangled
adj.
• VERBS
be, look
I
become, get
• ADY. hopelessly
I
all
My hair had got all tangled.
I a
bit
Your hair looks a bit tangled.
I up
• PREP.
in
My legs got hopelessly tangled in the rope.
tank
noun
1
container

TANK
climb into, get into I drive
• TANK
+
VERB
roll
Tanks rolled In to end the siege.
• TANK
+
NOUN
regiment
tanker
noun
1
ship carrying oil or petrol
• ADJ.
giant, huge, large I gas, oil I coastal
• TANKER + VERB
carry sth, transport sth
a tanker
carrying thousands of tons of crude oil
I
run aground
The
tanker ran aground in heavy seas and is breaking up on
the rocks.
I
break up
I
spill sth

tannedface.
I lightly, slightly
I
healthily
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tantrum
noun
• ADJ.
temper
• VERB + TANTRUM
have, throw
He threw a tantrum on
the school bus.
I
deal with
I
ignore
tap
noun
1
for water, gas, etc.
• ADJ.
hot, hot-water
I
cold, cold-water
I
mixer
I
drip-
ping, running

in
a
barrel with a tap on it).
0
(figurative) Wehave this sort of
information on tap
(= available to be used at any time).
2 quick gentle blow; the sound it makes
• ADJ.
gentle,light,little I sharp
• VERB
+
TAP
give sb/sth
• PREP. -rat There wasa little tap at the door.
-on
Hegave
her a tap on the shoulder.
tap
verb
• ADV
gently, lightly
She tapped herfingers gently on the
table.
I
away
She tapped away at her keyboard.
• PREP.
against, at, on, with
She tapped the ice with a

videotape)
I
demo, master
I
compilation
a compilation
tapefeaturing new Irish bands
I blank I pre-recorded I
bootleg, pirated
The court heard that Ellis sold pirated
tapes of Hollywood blockbusters.
• VERB
+
TAPE
make
I made another tape toplay in the
car.
I
play (back), put on
The police will be able to play
back the oideotapefor clues.
I listen to, watch
I
mime to
The singer was miming to a pre-recorded tape.
I fast-
forward, pause, replay, rewind, start, stop, wind back,
wind forward/on
I
erase, wipe

TAPE
seal sth (up) with
I sealed up the pack-
age with strong adhesive tape.
• TAPE
+
NOUN
measure
Use a steel tape measure to
measure the dimensions of the room.
4 piece of material stretched across a racetrack
• ADJ.
finishing
• VERB
+
TAPE
break
her look of triumph as she broke
thefinishing tape
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tape
verb
• ADV. firmly
The wires are taped firmly together.
I
to-
gether, up
The box was all taped up.
• PREP.
onto, to

terrorist
• VERB
+
TARGET
aim at, attack, go for, shoot at
I
hit,
reach (used
of
a missile)
The bomb reached its intended
target ten seconds later. I
miss, overshoot
Thejlare over-
shor its target and set light to a hotel.
I
destroy
The mis-
sile is aimed specifically to destroy military targets.
I
track
The radar beam can track a number of targets al-
most simultaneously.
• PREP.
off-
The missile veered way off target and landed
in the sea.
on -
Politically speaking, hisjibes were right on
target.

His first shot was bang on target.
wide of the -
The shot
went wide of the target.
3 result, person, etc. that you aim to reach
• ADJ.
achievable, attainable, low, modest, realistic
I
ambitious, demanding, difficult, high, tough, unrealis-
tic
She has always set herself very high targets.
I
impos-
sible
I
clear
I
chief, key, main, major, primary, prime,
principal
I
annual
I
immediate, initial
I
future, long-
term, ultimate
I
attainment, economic, financial,
growth, inflation, performance, production, profit, re-
cruitment, sales, spending

meet a target date of May 2002
I
figure, price, weight
• PREP.
above (a/the) -
Sales so far this year are 20%
above target.
off-
Thesefigures are way off target.
on -
We
are still right on target.
over (a/the)-
Many wage settle-
ments reached were over the original target of 4%. to-
wards (a/the) -
Weare working towards a target of twenty
cars a week. I
-for
setting new targets for growth
target
verb
• ADV
carefully, deliberately
a carefully targeted mar-
keting campaign
0
Children are deliberately targeted.
I
particularly, specifically

• QUANT.
levela40%
level of tariffs on imports
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task force
• VERB
+
TARIFF
fix, set
The agreement fixed tariffs for
foreign goods coming into Japan at
5%.
I
impose, intro-
duce, levy
The US could impose punitive tariffs of up to
100% on some countries' exports.
I
pay
I
increase, raise
I
cut, lower, reduce
I
abolish, eliminate
• TARIFF
+
NOUN reduction, reform
I
structure, sys-

apple, strawberry, etc.
• VERB
+
TART
make
2woman
• ADJ.
cheap, little
• VERB
+
TART
look like
That dress makes her look like
a tart.
I
call sb
He had called her a cheap little tart.
task
noun
• ADJ.
awesome, challenging, daunting, enormous,
formidable, great, Herculean, huge, mammoth, mas-
sive, monumental
I
arduous, demanding, difficult,
exacting, exhausting, hard, laborious, onerous, stiff,
time-consuming, tough, uphill
I
dangerous, hazardous
I

administrative, domestic, household,
manual
I
self-appointed, self-imposed
• VERB
+
TASK
take on, take upon yourself, undertake
Nobody was keen to take on such a thankless task. I
ap-
proach, get to grips with, tackle
How doyou tackle a task
like that?
I
carry out, do, fulfil, get on with, perform
I left
her to get on with the task of correcting the errors.
I
ac-
complish, complete, succeed in
I
cope with
I
fail in
I
allocate, assign (sb), delegate, entrust sb with, give sb,
set sb
Shefailed to complete the task that she had been set.
I
be charged with, be faced with, have

a hard task for the committee -
in
one of the
first tasks in language learning
• PHRASES
the task ahead
Weneed to think realistically
about the task ahead.
the task in hand
We should stop
chatting and get back to the task in hand.
task force
noun
• ADJ.
special
I
government, presidential, etc.
I
naval,
police, etc.
I
health, housing, etc.
• VERB
+
TASK FORCE
create, establish, form, set up
I
lead
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taste

+
TASTE have
The soup had
a
very salty taste.
I
leave
The drink left
a
bitter taste in his mouth.
<>
(figura-
tive) The whole business left
a
nasty taste in my mouth.
I
spoil
Don't have
a
cigarette now-you'll spoil the taste of
your food!
I
enhance, improve
I
enjoy, savour
She sa-
voured the taste of the champagne.
I
disguise, take away
I had

I
expen-
sive, extravagant
I
eccentric, esoteric, strange
I
ac-
quired, natural
Art is an acquired taste-no one
is
born
knowing that Michelangelo
is
wonderful.
I
natural
I
local, national
I
modern
I
personal, private
I
aesthet-
ic, artistic, literary, musical, reading, sexual
I
audi-
ence, consumer, contemporary, popular, public, West-
ern
Her music appeals topopular taste.

VERB lie
It all depends on where your tastes
lie.
I
change, differ, vary
Lifestyles differ and tastes vary.
• PREP. for your -
The theatre was too modern for my
taste.
to -
(=
according to how much of sth you want)
Add
salt and pepper to taste.
to your -
If fishing
is
not to your
taste, there are many other leisure activities on offer.
I
-for
People with
a
taste for complex plots will enjoy this book.
- inyoung people's tastes in music
• PHRASES a man/woman of ... tastes a
man of ad-
vanced tastes
a matter of (personal) taste
What type of bi-

taste dismissed his paintings as rubbish.
in the best/worst
possible taste
The love scenes are all done in the bestpos-
sible taste.
a lack of taste
The remark showed a deplorable
lack of taste.
a man/woman of taste, taste and decency
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Thefilm was judged to offend against standards of public
taste and decency.
taste
verb
• ADV. strongly
The water tasted strongly of chemicals.
faintly, slightly
Thefish. tastedfaintly of garlic.
• PREP. like
Thefruit tasted rather like mango.
of
a cake
which tasted of almonds
• PHRASES taste awful/bitter/foul/horrible, taste deli-
cious/good/sweet/wonderful, taste funny
tasteful
adj.
• VERBS be
Most of thefurniture was quite tasteful.
• ADV. very

tattoo done on her
leg.
I
have
I
be covered in
His arms were covered in tat-
toos.
I
remove
I'oe decided toget my tattoo removed.
• TATTOO + NOUN parlour
taunt
noun
• ADJ. playground, racial/racist
• VERB
+
TAUNT hurl, shout
I
endure, face, suffer
He
had to endure the racist taunts of the crowd.
I
ignore
• TAUNT
+
VERB sting (sb into)
Their taunts stung him
into his best performancefor the team yet.
taunt

tax
noun
• ADJ. high, low
I
direct, indirect
I
basic, basic-rate,
higher-rate
I
progressive, redistributive
I
regressive
A
regressive tax, like thepoll tax, takes proportionately more
of
o
poor person's income.
I
windfall
Thepriuatized utiiity
companies may befaced with a windfall tax on theprofits
of the last few years.
I
back
(informal) The tax office de-
manded £80000 in back taxes.
I
council, poll
I
capital,

I
collect
the government department responsible for col-
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lecting taxes
I
deduct
Your employer will deduct the tax
for you.
I
increase, put up, raise
I
cut, lower, reduce
I
abolish
I
overpay
I
reclaim
I
offset sth against,
set/write sth off against
Claims for expenses can beset off
against tax.
I
avoid, escape
I
evade
She was charged
with conspiracy to evade taxes.

highest tax band.
I
revenue, yield
I
assessment, form,
return
You have tofill in your tax return by tomorrow.
I
advantage, allowance, benefit, break, concession,
credit, exemption, incentive, perks, rebate, refund, relief
There are tax advantages to working freelance.
0
You will
only receive tax relief on the first £30000.
I
affairs, ar-
rangements
His tax affairs are under investigation by the
police.
I
avoidance
I
loophole
Her accountant was good
at exploiting tax loopholes.
I
dodge, evasion, fraud
He
gave the Porsche to his mother as a tax dodge.
I

base
By broadening the tax base
(= making more people pay
tax)
the chancellor could raise more revenues.
• PREP. after/before-
Profits after tax were £262000.
in-
Collectively, smokers pay over £15 000a day in tax.
I-
on
introducing a 60% tax on alcohol
• PHRASES for tax purposes
the rules for deciding on
someone's residence status for UK tax purposes
(the
basic/higher) rate of tax
an increase in the basic rate of
tax
tax
verb
• ADV heavily
Many self-employed people are heavily
taxed.
0
goods which are most heavily taxed
I
lightly
• PREP. according to
Drinks would be taxed according to

I
company, corporate, general,
local, personal
changes in corporate taxation
• QUANT. level, rate
apromise to lower the overall level of
taxation
• VERB
+
TAXATION increase, put up, raise
If the gov-
ernment raises direct taxation, it will lose votes.
I
cut,
lower, reduce
I
avoid
I
be exempt from
Any profits
made are totally exemptfroni taxation.
• TAXATION
+
NOUN policy,system
I
rate
• PREP. after/before -
The loss before taxation was
$2.7
million.

I
find
Wehad some difficulty find-
ing a taxi.
I
catch, hail
Wecaught a taxi to the airport.
I
get into/out of
I
drive
I
pay for/off
I
share
• TAXI
+
NOUN cab
I
firm
I
ride
I
service
I
fare
I
driver
I
rank

milky
I
white (usually after tea)
T
II
have tea-white, no sugar, please.
I
black
I
sugary,
sweet
I
(early) morning
I
decaffeinated
I
fragrant
I
China/Chinese, Indian, etc.
I
Earl Grey, green
I
fruit,
herb/herbal
I
camomile, jasmine, lemon, mint, etc.
I
iced
• QUANT. cup, flask, mug, pot
• VERB

of teaplease.
I
stir
• TEA
+
VERB brew, mash
You haven't let the tea brew
long enough.
I
cool
• TEA
+
NOUN pot (also teapot), urn
I
cosy
I
service,
set
a bone china tea service
I
tray, trolley
A lady comes
round the office with a tea trolley in the afternoon.
I
bar,
garden, room, shop
The hospital tea bar
is
run by volun-
teers.

• QUANT. packet
• VERB
+
TEA
grow
• TEA
+
VERB grow
• TEA
+
NOUN leaf
I
bag
I
caddy
I
strainer
I
estate,
plantation
I
chest
He stores his books in a tea chest.
3meal
• ADJ. afternoon, cream, high
I
birthday, funeral
• TEA
+
NOUN things

She teaches English to Polish students.
teacher
noun
• ADJ.
competent, good, inspired, skilled
I
bad, in-
competent
I
qualified
I
experienced
I
inexperienced
I
sympathetic
I
senior
I
head
I
fellow
I
former
I
fe-
male, woman
I
male
I

work with sb
teachers
working with pupils with special educational needs
• TEACHER
+
NOUN
education, training
She's been ac-
cepted at Bath Teacher Training College.
I
trainer
I
as-
sociation, union
He ischairman of the Parent Teacher As-
sociation.
I
shortage
q
Note atJOB
teaching
noun
1work/profession of a teacher
• ADJ.
effective, good
I
poor
I
classroom
a system

• TEACHING
+
NOUN
method, strategy, style, tech-
nique
I
aid, material, resource
She used puppets as
teaching aids.
I
aim, objective, point
Write each teaching
point on the whiteboard.
I
ability, skills
I
experience,
qualification
Applicants must hold a recognized teaching
qualification.
I
job, post
I
career
Mr Murphy retired at
the end of a 30-yearteaching career.
I
practice
You have to
do six weeks teaching practice as part of the course.

in-
Tve been in teaching for ten years.
• PHRASES
an approach to teaching
the modern ap-
proach to language teaching
a method/style of teaching
2 ideas and beliefs that are taught by sb
• ADJ.
ancient, traditional
I
biblical, moral, religious
I
Buddhist, Christian, etc.
• VERB
+
TEACHING
follow
Hefollouied the teachings of
the Koran on this subject.
I
reject
I
explain, interpret
I
pass on, spread
the disciples who passed on Jesus's teach-
ing
I
base sth on

I
junior, senior, youth
I
under-16, etc.
I
A, B, first,
second, etc.
I
international, local, national
I
England,
Ireland, Scotland
I
French, Irish, etc.
I
basketball, foot-
ball, relay, etc.
I
display
the Army Parachute Display
Team
I
five-man, five-person, five-strong, five-woman
Spain arefielding a three-man team in this race.
I
men's,
mixed, women's
• VERB
+
TEAM

lead
I
support
• TEAM
+
VERB
compete (in sth), take part (in sth)
The
team competes in a local league.
0
There are six teams tak-
ingpart.
I
win (sth)
Ilose(sth)Ourteamlostthejinal.
• TEAM
+
NOUN
game, sport
I
captain, coach, man-
ager, mate
(also
teammate)
He apologized to his
teammatesfor his mistake.
I
championship, event, prize
I effort, performance I selection I talk
The manager

legal,
medical
I
multidisciplinary
I
rescue
• VERB
+
TEAM
build, form, train
Willing volunteers
formed teams of helpers to carry everything in.
0
a special-
ly trained team of counsellors
I
lead, head, manage, run
I
join
She has recently joined our sales team.
I
work (to-
gether) as
learning to work together as a team
• TEAM + VERB
comprise sb, consist of sb
The team
consisted of six investigators and two secretaries.
I
de-

team of scientists
• PHRASES
a member of a team, part of a team
teamwork
noun
• ADJ.
effective, good
• VERB
+
TEAMWORK
emphasize, encourage
The
company says the aim is to encourage teamwork.
• PREP.
through-
achieving our success through effective
teamwork
tear"
/tIa(r)/
noun
• ADJ.
angry, bitter, emotional
There were angry tears
in Lily's eyes.
I
burning, fresh, hot, salty, scalding
Her
eyes were blinded by scalding tears.
I
genuine, real

I
dry, wipe (away) I picked the
little girl up and helped dry her tears.
<)
She wiped a tear
from her eye.
I
blinklchoke/fight/hold back He had to
fight back tears of frustration.
I
break down in, burst
into She broke down in tears in court. I move/reduce sb
to His father's angry shouting reduced the little boy to
tears.
I
brim/fill with His eyes filled with sudden tears.
I
end in ijigurative)(=
to have an unhappy result)
• TEAR
+
VERB
appear, brim in your eyes, brim over,
come, fill your eyes, form, gather, spring into/to your
eyes, start, well (up) Her tears brimmed over and fell on
her cheek.
<)
He could never read the letter without tears
coming to his eyes.
I

There are times when suffering may be toodeepfor tears.
tear
2
/tea(r)/
noun
• VERB
+
TEAR
have
I
make
I
mend
• PREP.
-in
This sheet has a tear in it.
• PHRASES
wear and tear
(=
the damage to objects, fur-
niture, etc. that is the result of normal use)
tear
3
/tea(r)/
verb
• ADV.
badly His clothes were badly torn.
I
easily
Careful-s-the fabric tears very easily.

adj.
• VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound She sounded angry
and tearful.
I
become, get Hesuddenly became very tear-
ful.
I
leave sb Defeat left her tearful, pale and drained.
• ADv.
very
I
almost
l
felt quite emotional---almost tear-
ful.
I
a bit, a little, rather
tease
verb
• ADV.
mercilessly
I
a little, gently, lightly
• VERB
+
TEASE
used to
• PREP
about His friends used to tease him about his

I
discuss, go
into I don't want togo into all the technicalitiesjust now.
• PREP.
on a -
(=
because of a technicality)
The court
toasforced to releasehim on a technicality.
technician
noun
• ADJ.
chief, senior
I
skilled
I
inexperienced
I
quali-
fied
I
trainee
I
lab/laboratory
I
architectural
I
dental
I
computer

ing, training She needs to work on her interview technique
If she's going to get a job.
I
analytical, mathematical,
medical, photographic, scientific, statistical, surgical
• VERB
+
TECHNIQUE
have He has an ingenious tech-
nique for dealing with problems of that sort.
I
adopt, ap-
ply, deploy, employ, implement, try, use On the walls I
applied the same technique as I had used for the ceiling. I
develop, devise, pioneer The technique was pioneered in
California.
I
acquire, learn, master, practise struggling
to master the new technique
I
adapt, improve, perfect,
work at/on
I
demonstrate, describe
• TECHNIQUE
+
VERB
allow sth, enable sth Modern
freezing techniques enable the chickens to be stored for
weeks.

commu-
nication/communications, computer, digital, energy,
information, management, manufacturing, nuclear,
production, software, telecommunications
I
educa-
tional, environmental, medical, military
• VERB
+
TECHNOLOGY
have We now have the tech-
nologies to transplant limbs.
I
adopt, apply, employ, ex-
ploit, introduce, take advantage of, use exploiting exist-
ing technologies more fully
I
create, develop, improve
I
be based on a car engine based on technology developed
for aeroplanes
I
invest in The company is investing heav-
ily in new technologies.
• TECHNOLOGY
+
VERB
develop Telecommunications
technology isdevelopingfast.
I

teenager
noun
• ADJ. older, young
a young teenager of fourteen
I
diffi-
cult, rebellious
I
spirited
I
gauche, gawky
teens
noun
• ADJ. early
a girl in her early teens
I
late
I
mid
• VERB
+
TEENS reach
He didn't want to share a room
with his brother once he reached his teens.
• PREP. during your -
His parents divorced during his
teens.
in your -
All my children are in their teens.
since

I
company, firm, giant (infor-
mats.
group, operator
Japan's telecommunications giant,
NTT
I
business, industry, market, sector
telegram
noun
• ADJ. congratulatory
• VERB
+
TELEGRAM send (sb)
I
get, receive
• TELEGRAM
+
VERB arrive, come
• PREP. -from,
-eto
telephone
noun
• ADJ. pay, puonc
I
office, private
The office telephones
were all out of order.
I
cellular, cordless, mobile, port-

The waiter
came to tell
me
I was wanted on the telephone.
I
call sb to
He was called to the telephone just as he was leaving.
I
bug, tap
I
connect, install
I
disconnect
• TELEPHONE
+
VERB ring, shrill
The telephone was
ringing furiously.
0
The telephone shrilled into the silence.
I
be off the hook
• TELEPHONE
+
NOUN number
I
book, directory
I
bill
I

can do much to improve the temper of irate callers.
• PREP. by-
Can Iget in touch by telephone?
on the-
She
sounded very distant on the telephone.
over the -
I don't
want to talk about this over the telephone.
telescope
noun
• ADJ. powerful
I
26-metre, 60-millimetre, etc.
I
astro-
nomical, optical, radio, space
images from the Hubble
space telescope
• VERB
+
TELESCOPE use
I
look at sth with/without,
see sth with/without
stars that cannot be seen without a
telescope
I
look (at sth) through, view sth through
I

I
black-and-white, colour
I
portable
• VERB
+
TELEVISION watch
The children watched
teleoisionfor most of the evening.
• TELEVISION
+
VERB broadcast sth, screen sth
The
state television screened pictures of the trial.
• TELEVISION
+
NOUN chat show, comedy, documen-
tary, drama, film, news, programme, series, show
I
de-
bate, interview
I
advert/advertisement, commercial
I
audience, viewer
I
personality, presenter
I
actor, dir-
. ector

business, com-
pany, industry, service
I
monitor, receiver, set
I
screen
I
aerial
• PREP. in -
She works in television.
in front of the -
He
spends hours infront of the television every night.
on -
We
were watching the news on television.
tell
verb
1give sb information
• ADV. bluntly, curtly, flatly
She told
me
bluntly it was my
oumfault.
I
gravely
I
smugly
I
truthfully

noun
1tendency to become angry easily
• ADJ. bad, fierce, fiery, nasty, terrible, vicious, violent
I
uncontrollable
• QUANT. display, fit, flash, outburst
He broke the chair
in afit of violent temper.
• VERB
+
TEMPER have
He has a nasty temper.
I
con-
trol, keep
I only just managed to keep my temper with him.
I
fly into, lose
She loses her temper at the drop of a hat
(=
without good reason).
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• TEMPER + VERB
flare, rise
Tempers flared as the trat-
ficjam became worse.
I
cool (down)
• TEMPER + NOUN
tantrum

I
fray, worsen
• PREP. in a - He stormed out of the room in a temper.
• PHRASES
not be in the best of tempers
I wasn't in the
best of tempers when I arrived at the meeting.
temperament
noun
• ADJ.
fiery, violent, volatile
I
brittle, fragile, highly-
strung
I
cool, equable, even, good, sanguine, unflap-
pable
I
docile
I
sunny
I
questionable, suspect, uncer-
tain
I
right, wrong
He doesn't have the right temperament
for the job.
I
nervous

I
a bit, quite
temperature
noun
1how hot or cold sth is
• ADJ.
high, warm
Yesterday the town reached its highest
ever February temperature.
I
cold, cool, low, sub-zero
I
moderate
I
normal
I
extreme
Avoid exposing the instru-
ment to extreme temperatures.
I
boiling, freezing, melt-
ing
the boiling temperature of the solvent
I
maximum,
minimum
I
average, mean
I
constant, stable, steady

peratures in the forties during the heat wave.
I
heat sth
to, raise
Heat the oven to a temperature of 200°C.
I
reduce
I
reach
I
control
I
expose sth to
• TEMPERATURE
+
VERB
go up, increase, rise
I
drop,
fall, go down, plummet
Overnight the temperature fell as
low as -30"C.
• TEMPERATURE
+
NOUN
conditions
I
change, differ-
ence, increase, rise
I

She's running a
temperature.
I
take
The nurse produced a thermometer
and took my temperature.
I
bring down
They used ice
packs to bring down her temperature.
• TEMPERATURE
+
VERB
go up, rise
I
come down
• PREP.
-of
He's in bed with a temperature of 102.
temple
noun
1building used for worship
• ADJ.
great
the great temples of Egypt
I
ancient, clas-
sical
I
sacred

stepped up the tempo in the second half.
I
slow (down)
• TEMPO + VERB
quicken
I
slacken
I
change
• PHRASES
the tempo of life
They soon adapted to the
tempo of life on the island.
2speed of a piece of music
• ADJ.
fast, quick
I
slow
I
moderate
I
waltz, etc.
• VERB + TEMPO
change
• TEMPO + NOUN
indications, markings
• PREP.
at a ... -
They took the last movement at an un-
usually slow tempo.

be/feel
tempted
Did you ever feel tempted to cheat?
be serious-
Iy/severely/sorely/very tempted
She was sorely tempted
to throw the wine in hisface.
temptation
noun
• ADJ.
big, great, overwhelming, strong
I
constant
• VERB
+
TEMPTATION
feel, have
I had the constant
temptation to look out of the window.
I
avoid, overcome,
resist
I
give in/way to, succumb to, yield to
• PHRASES
in/out of temptation's way, place/put
temptation in sb's way
Keepyour valuables locked away
so
as not toput temptation in the way of thieves.

create
shorthold tenancy created by the Housing Act of 1980
• TENANCY
+
VERB
end, expire
• TENANCY + NOUN
agreement
• PREP.
under a/the-
The club occupies the land under a
protected tenancy.
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tenant
noun
• ADJ.
current, existing, sitting
the sale of council houses
to sitting tenants
I
life
I
protected, secure
I
joint
I
po-
tential, prospective
I

well-tended
well-tended lawns
tendency
noun
• ADJ.
clear, great, marked, strong
I
slight
I
greater,
growing, increasing
There's a growing tendency for
women
to
marry later.
I broad, common, general
I
in-
built, inherent, innate, natural, underlying
I
alarming,
dangerous, unfortunate, worrying
The later model has
an unfortunate tendency to collapse after afeui weeks' use.
I
contradictory
I
centrifugal
The civil war reinforced the
centrifugal tendencies at work within the economy.

• ADJ.
highest, lowest I successful I competitive
I
open, private, public
• VERB
+
TENDER
lodge, make, put in, submit I invite,
put sth out to, seek
Thegovernment invited tendersfor a
project to computerize the social security system.
0
The
laundry service was put out to competitive tender.
I
go out
to The building of the new school will go out to tender.
I
win
I
lose
I
accept
• TENDER
+
NOUN
offer I document, list I price
• PREP.
by-
The property is to besold by tender.

The back of my neckfeels very ten-
der.
I become
• ADY
very I rather, slightly
tenderness
noun
• ADJ.
extreme, great, infinite
I
unexpected
I
loving
794
• QUANT.
wave
Hefelt a brief wave of tenderness towards
his old teacher.
• VERB
+
TENDERNESS
feel
I
show
• PREP.
with (a) -
She spoke with loving tenderness.
I
-for/towards
Shefelt great tenderness for him.

block, building, house,
hous-
ing,slum
• PREP.
in a/the
<tioing in a crowded tenement
tennis
noun
• ADJ.
men's, women's I junior I professional
I
inter-
national, world
I
competitive
Williams' return to com-
petitive tennis after injury
I
lawn, real
• QUANT.
game
• VERB
+
TENNIS
play
I
watch
• TENNIS
+
NOUN

TENOR
sing
Wepersuaded Jake
to
sing tenor
(=
sing the tenor part).
• TENOR
+
VERB
sing
Three celebrated tenors sang at
thepresident's inauguration.
• TENOR
+
NOUN
voice I part, solo I register
2 atmosphere/feeling
• ADJ.
even
Nothing ever changes the even tenor of life in
our village.
I
general, whole
The whole tenor of the meet-
ing was very positive.
tense
noun
• ADJ.
future, past, present I continuous, perfect, pro-

extremely, incredibly, very I increasingly I a
bit, a little, rather
l
uiasfeeling a bit tense and restless.
• PREP.
about
There's no point in getting tense about the
situation.
tension
noun
1 inability to relax
• ADJ.
inner
I
emotional, muscle/muscular, nervous,
pre-menstrual, sexual
He suffersfrom nervous tension.
• VERB
+
TENSION
feel, suffer from
[feel some tension
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in my shoulders.
I
senseAs soon as he entered, hesensed a
tension in the air.
I cause, create I relieve I release
• TENSION
+

• VERB
+
TENSION cause, create, generate
I
defuse,
ease, reduce
She often used humour to defuse tension in
meetings.
I heighten
• TENSION
+
VERB build up, grow, increase, mount,
rise I ease I be palpable
• PREP. - among
The tension among the audience was
palpable. -
between
tension between local youths and the
police -
in/within
The redundancies caused greater ten-
sions within the company. -
over
There has been increased
tension over the border incident. -
with
renewed tension
with France
• PHRASES a source of tension
Money was always a

tea I cook, cookhouse, cooking
There was a long queue
of troops outside the cookhouse tent.
I
hospital
I
press
I
oxygen
• QUANT. row
• VERB
+
TENT erect, pitch, put up, set up
They
pitched their tent in a little clearing in the wood.
I
unzip,
zip shut/up
I
dismantle, take down
I
pack away/up
I
share
• TENT
+
VERB blow down, collapse
• TENT
+
NOUN camp, city

• VERB
+
TENURE have
I
get I grant sb
She has been
granted tenure at Leeds University.
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term
term
noun
1
word or group of words
• ADJ. specific
I
blanket, broad, general, generic
I
clear, precise
I
vague
I
ambiguous
I
strong
His objec-
tion was couched in the strongest terms.
I
mild
I
collo-

in no un-
certain terms
Welet them know in no uncertain termsjust
how disappointed we were.
in simple terms
2 in ... terms showing what aspect of something you
are considering
• ADJ.
absolute, material, practical, real
Income has in-
creased in real terms by
5%.
I
relative
Iceland has had a
mild winter, in relative terms.
I
broad, general
I
con-
crete
I
abstract
I
international
I
cultural, economic, fi-
nancial, money, political, social, etc.
In money terms, the
event was a disaster.

on speaking terms
They
haven't been on speaking terms since they had that big
row.
terms and conditions
A wide range of accounts are
available, with varying terms and conditions.
4 period of a schoolluniversity year
• ADJ. college, school, university
I
autumn, spring,
etc.
I
teaching
• PREP during (the) -
It's hard to get away during term.
in the -
Wehave exams in the summer term.
• PHRASES the beginning/end of term
We have exams
at the end of term.
Speriod of time
• ADJ. long, short
a long term of imprisonment
I
full
(medical) The pregnancy went to full term
(=
lasted the
normal length of time). I fixed

I
variously
This material is variously
termed ash, clinker, cinders or slag.
I euphemistically
• PREP. as
His condition would be more accurately
termed as 'chronicjatigue'.
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terminal
noun
1
place/building that handles goods/passengers
• ADJ. international
I
air/airport, bus, ferry, rail/rail-
way I passenger I .container, freight I coal, gas, etc.
• TERMINAL
+
NOUN bUilding
• PREP. at/in a/the -
Wemet up at the bus terminal.
2 computer equipment
• ADJ. colour
I
computer
I
network
I

sudden
• TERMINATION
+
NOUN date
• PHRASES notice of termination
The landlord gave no-
tice of the termination of tenancy.
a termination of a con-
tract, termination of employment
You are required to
give the company six weeks' notice of termination of em-
ployment.
2
abortion
• ADJ. early
• VERB
+
TERMINATION have, undergo
She chose to
have an early termination.
• PHRASES a termination of (a) pregnancy
terminology
noun
• ADJ. modern
I
specialist, specialized, technical
I
computer, legal, medical, scientific, etc.
• VERB + TERMINOLOGY use
The article uses rather

+
NOUN bar, garden, restaurant
• PREP. on a/the-
There's a tablefree on the terrace.
2
line of joined houses
• ADJ. long
I
two-storey, three-storey, etc.
• TERRACE
+
NOUN house (also terraced house)
• PREP. in a/the-
Our house is in a long Victorian terrace
in north London.
• PHRASES a terrace of houses
3
(usually terraces) for growing crops on a hill
• ADJ. steep
I
cultivated
• VERB
+
TERRACE dig
The villagers had dug terraces
in the hillside.
terrain
noun
• ADJ. flat
I

was simply terrible.
I
pretty, rather
I
not very
Nothing very terrible happened.
• PREP. for
It must have been terrible for the survivors.
terrified
adj.
• VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem
• ADV. really, truly
I
absolutely, completely, quite, ut-
terly
I
pretty
I
clearly, obviously, plainly
I
secretly
• PREP. at
She was absolutely terrified at the thought of
jumping off the bridge.
of
He's terrified of spiders.
territory
noun
1
area of land that belongs to one country, etc.

familiar
I
uncharted, unexplored, unknown,
virgin
I
dangerous
• VERB
+
TERRITORY hold
I
annex, capture, conquer,
invade, occupy, recapture, take
I
control, govern, rule
The territory had been controlled by Azerbaijan for many
years.
I
cede, surrender
I
explore
(often figurative)
Tired of writing detective novels, she began to explore new
territory. I
settle
The territory was never densely settled.
I
enter
I
leave
I

had a real terror of darkness.
I
bring, inspire, spread
The
explosion brought terror to hundreds of local residents.
0
He inspired terror in everyone he met.
I
live in
She lived in
terror of her father.
I
flee in
The shots sent the crowd flee-
ing in terror.
• PREP. from -
tremblingfrom terror and excitement
in-
He was found hiding in terror.
out of -
He cried out, out of
pure terror.
with -
Hisface was white with terror.
• PHRASES strike terror into (the heart of) sb
Its fear-
some appearance struck terror into their hearts.
2 violent action for political purposes
• ADJ. political
• VERB + TERROR resort to, use

defeat
I
give in
to
This government will not give in to terrorism.
• TERRORISM
+
NOUN
campaign
• PREP.
-against
Public cooperation is vital in thefight
against terrorism.
• PHRASES
an act of terrorism
co:>
Note at
CRIME
(for more verbs)
terrorist
noun
• ADJ.
suspected
I
armed
I
international
The bomb at-
tacks have been attributed to a group of international ter-
rorists.

I
fair, good, objective
This type of exam does not provide a
fair test of the student's knowledge.
I
listening, oral, prac-
tical, written
I
cloze, multiple-choice
I
placement
He
scored well in the placement test and was put in the most
advanced class.
I
achievement, aptitude, endurance, in-
telligence, IQ, language, memory, mental, proficiency,
spelling
The recruits wereput through a week of gruelling
endurance tests.
I
driving
I
screen
Three actors out of a
hundred were chosenfrom the screen test.
• VERB
+
TEST
do, sit (for), take

on the French Revolution
2experiment/medical examination
• ADJ.
exhaustive, extensive, rigorous, stringent, thor-
ough
I
statistical
I
empirical, experimental
I
field, la-
boratory
I
successful
I
negative, positive
I
medical
I
screening
screening tests for cancer
I
diagnostic
I
fo-
rensic
Forensic tests showed that the man had been poi-
soned.
I
eye, sight

I
alpha, beta
The revolutionary new
system goes into beta test this month.
• QUANT.
number, series
She underwent a series of
blood tests.
• VERB
+
TEST
have, undergo
I
do, carry out, con-
duct, perform, run
Rigorous safety tests are being carried
out on the new jet.
I
use
The test used in detecting the dis-
ease carries its own risks.
I
fail
Three athletes were sent
home afterfailing drugs tests.
• TEST
+
VERB
take place
I

facility
I
drive, flight,
797
testify
run
He's taken the car out on a test run.
I
driver, pilot
I
aircraft, car
I
trial
The new drink went down well in the
test trials.
I
methods, procedures
I
system
I
perform-
ance
I
subject
I
equipment, instruments, kit, machine
I
samples, substances
I
programme,schedule

I
serious, severe,
stiff, tough
I
simple
I
objective
I
subjective
I
political
• VERB
+
TEST
pose
The calls for tax reform pose a
se-
vere testfor the government.
I
put sb/sth to
The latest pay
dispute has really put her management skills to the test.
I
face
The new prime minister isfacing his toughest po lit-
icaltest
so
far.
• TEST
+

directly
I
empirically, experimentally
the importance
of empirically tested research
I
formally
I
successfully
The exercise successfully tested the procedures/or dealing
with a serious oil spillage.
I clinically, dermatologically
lout
a good way to test out his hypothesis
• VERB
+
TEST
decide to
We decided to test the theory
experimentally.
I
attempt to, seek to, try to
I
be de-
signed to, be intended to
I
be used to
I
be difficult to
It

noun
• ADJ.
fine, fitting, worthy
• VERB
+
TESTAMENT
bear
The immaculate state of the
garden bears testament to a lifetime's effort.
• PREP.
-to
The monument is a worthy testament to the
courage of the men whofought in the war.
testify
verb
• VERB
+
TESTIFY
be prepared to, be willing to
I
be
unwilling to, refuse to
I
call sb to, force sb to
The presi-
dent's former aides werecalled to testify at his trial.
• PREP.
against
She refused to testify against her brother.
before

• VERB
+
TESTIMONY give
I
hear
• PREP by your-
He had by hts own testtmony taken part
in the burglary.
in -
In testimony before the Crown Court,
she described her movements on the day of the murder.
I
- about
The witness was called to give oral testimony
about the incident outside the theatre. -
against
The court
heard her testimony against the accused. -
before
2 proof
• ADJ. ample, clear, eloquent, powerful, remarkable,
striking
• VERB
+
TESTIMONY bear, stand as
• PREP.
-jo
His thick, swollen fingers bore testimony to a
lifetime of toil.
text

TEXT create, draft, write
I
edit, modify
I
highlight
I
cut, delete
I
insert, move, paste
I
scan (in)
I
handle, manipulate, process
computer programs that
process text I
set, typeset
I
print
I
publish
I
read
I
transcribe
I
annotate
I
stray from
She strayed from the
text in afew places to illustrate some of her more interest-

entific, etc.
We're studying dramatic texts by sixteenth-
century playwrights.
I
biology, mathematics, etc.
• VERB
+
TEXT read (from)
I
analyse, deconstruct,
interpret, study
I
annotate
• TEXT
+
NOUN analysis
• PREP. in a/the -
Wediscussed the use of metaphor in the
text.
I -
about/on
a poetic text about growing up in rural
England
textbook
noun
• ADJ. basic, general, introductory, standard
Do you
have the standard textbook on the subject?
I
recommend-

creamy, silky, smooth, velvety
I
spongy
I
sticky
I
different, varied
I
interesting, rich
She enjoyed the rich texture of the beer.
I
skin, soil, sur-
face
I
choral, instrumental, musical, string
• VERB
+
TEXTURE have
I
add, give sth
I use a styling
gel togive texture to my hair.
• PREP. in -
The cloth was rough in texture.
with a ... -
a
piece with a dense choral texture
thank
verb
• ADV. gratefully, profusely, properly, sincerely, warm-

noun
• ADJ. big, special
A big thanks to all of you who
supported our fund-raising campaign.
I
heartfelt, sin-
cere, warm
I
grateful
• VERB + THANKS express, give, say
We would like to
express our warmest thanks for all you've done.
<)
I said
thanks and put the phone down.
I
nod, smile
She smiled
her thanks as the car drove off
I
get, receive
You'll get lit-
tle thanks from him for all your trouble.
I
accept
I
de-
serve
Their generosity deserves our grateful thanks.
• THANKS

thank you.
0
Wesaid our thank yous and goodbyes to the
hosts and went to catch a cab.
I
get
• THANK YOU
+
NOUN letter, present
• PREP. -for
She got a special thank you for all her hard
work.
-to
a big thank you to the hospital staff
thaw
noun
• ADJ. rapid, sudden
I
spring, summer
The arctic shore
remains frozen until the summer thaw.
• THAW
+
VERB begin, come, set in
• PREP. during a/the -
The river often floods during the
thaw.
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thaw
verb

+
THEATRE go to, visit
I haven't been to the
theatrefor ages.
• THEATRE
+
NOUN ticket
I
production
I
audience
I
manager, staff
• PREP. at a/the -
We were at the theatre last night.
in
a/the>
There's a bar in the theatre.
2drama
• ADJ. good, great
He writes the sort of dialogue that
makes great theatre.
I
live
I
amateur
I
commercial,
professional
I

He wants to
go into the theatre when hejinishes university.
• THEATRE
+
NOUN director, producer
I
company,
group
4 in a hospital
• ADJ. operating
• VERB
+
THEATRE take to
He's already been taken to
theatrefor the operation.
• THEATRE
+
NOUN nurse, sister
• PREP. in (the)-
She was in the operating theatre for two
hours.
theft
noun
• ADJ. petty
I
attempted
I
car, cattle, etc.
• PREP. - from
They are accused of theft from a news-

I
mu-
sical
Thefilm:s haunting musical theme stayed in my head
for days.
• VERB + THEME develop, discuss, examine, explore
His later novels develop the theme of alienation.
I
warm to
'Our work', he continued, warming to his theme, 'will be a
milestone in scientific history.'
• THEME
+
VERB emerge
Several familiar themes
emergedfrom the discussion.
I
run through sth
The same
themes run through all her novels.
• THEME
+
NOUN music, song, tune
I
park, pub
• PREP. on the-of
He gave a talk on the theme of teenage
unemployment.
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thermometer

al.
I
largely
I
rather
theory
noun
• ADJ. complete
I
partial
I
general
Einstein's general
theory of relatiuity
I
coherent
I
unified
the existence of a
grand unified theory that determines everything in the
universe
I
current, new
I
classical
the classical theory of
gravity
I
pet
One of her pet theories is that people who re-

advance, develop, for-
mulate, produce, propose
I
work on
Police are working
on the theory that the murderer was known to the
family:
I
refute
I
confirm, prove
I
disprove
I
challenge, test
• THEORY + VERB evolve
I
hold sth, suggest sth
• PREP. in -
In theory, these machines should last/or ten
years.
I -
about
He has a theory about why dogs walk
round in circlesbeforegoing to sleep.
• PHRASES theory and practice
the distinctionlrelation-
ship between theory and practice
therapist
noun

in, go intolwent into therapy because my doctor suggested
it.
• THERAPY
+
NOUN
group. session
• PHRASES a form of therapy
the use of hypnosis as a
form of therapy
thermometer
noun
• ADJ. accurate
I
clinical
I
digital, mercury
I
rectal
I
meat, sugar
Check that the roast is cooked right through,
using a meat thermometer.
• VERB + THERMOMETER read
• THERMOMETER
+
VERB measure sth
• THERMOMETER
+
NOUN reading
• PREP. on a/the-

in althe-
re-
search presented in a thesis
I
-about/on
He's doing a doc-
toral thesis on the early works of Shostakovich.
2 statement of an idea/a theory
• ADJ.
basic, central, main
• VERB
+
THESIS
prove, support
The results of the ex-
periment support his central thesis.
I disprove I ad-
vance
He advanced the thesis that too much choice was
burdensome topeople.
I
challenge, refute
• PREP. -
about
a thesis about the effects of new technol-
ogy on skills
thick
adj.
1of solid things/growing things
• VERBS

I
fairly, quite, rather
• PREP.
with
The air was thick with dust. o ljigurative)
The atmosphere was thick with tension.
thief
noun
• ADJ.
would-be
The alarm is usually sufficient to deter a
would-be thief
I
common, petty
I
professional
I
cas-
ual, opportunist
I
sneak
I
car, jewel, etc.
• QUANT.
gang
• VERB
+
THIEF
catch
• THIEF

injury, strain
thin
adj.
1of solid things: not thick
• VERBS
be, feel, look, seem
I
become, wear
The fabric
was wearing thin.
o
ljigurative) That joke is wearing a lit-
tle thin.
• ADV.
extremely, incredibly, very, wafer-
a plate of
wafer-thin bread and butter
I
a bit, fairly, a little, quite,
rather, relatively I enough
a sliver of rock thin enough to
be translucent
2 not fat
• VERBS
be, look
I
become, get, grow
• ADV
extremely, painfully, pathetically, pitifully, ter-
ribly, very

• ADJ.
swimming, tennis, etc.
I
breakfast, lunch, etc.
He hadn't washed up the dinner things yet.
• VERB
+
THINGS
get together, pack
Come on kids, get
your things together-we're going.
I put on, take off
Hang on a second-T 11just take off my painting things
(=
clothes).
I
clear away/up, put away, tidy away/up
Clear
your painting things
(=
materials)
away.
3 (used with negatives) anything
• VERB
+
THING
hear, know, notice, see
I can't see a
thing without my glasses.
I miss

Try to look onyour rejection as apositive
thing.
I
lovely, nice, wonderful
I
bad, negative
Too
much studying can be a bad thing. o It's no bad thing to ex-
press your anger.
I
appalling, awful, dreadful, horrible,
terrible
That was a horrible thing to say toher.
I amazing,
curious, exciting, extraordinary, funny, interesting, re-
markable, startling, strange, striking, surprising, weird
The amazing thing is, he wouldn't accept any money!
I
ri-
diculous
I
frightening, worrying
I
annoying
I
foolish,
silly, stupid
I admit it was ajoolisti thing to do.
I
bloody

I
almost missed it).
I
rare I
everyday
She helped with the everyday things like shop-
ping and cooking.
I
usual
I did my usual thing of losing
my keys.
I
nearest, next best
He's the nearest thing to a
film star I'ue ever met.
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I wanted to be a musician, but
teaching music is the next best thing.
I
real
It'sjust a prac-
tice, not the real thing.
I
the whole
Let's forget the whole
thing.
I last
The last thing she wanted was to upset her
parents.
• QUANT.

The best thing about Alan is he's always
honest.
• PHRASES
among/amongst other things
Amongst
other things, I have to deal with mail and keep the ac-
counts.
have better things to do
Tvegot better things to do
than stand here chatting all day!
know/learn/teach sb a
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thing or two
Jack knows a thing or two about kids-he's
got fiue.
no such thing
There's no such thing as ghosts
(=
they don't exist). kind/sort of thing
They
go
canoeing,
climbing, that sort of thing.
such a thing/a thing like that
People defraud their companies every day, but Mike would
never do such a thing!
a thing of the past
Books may one
day become a thing of thepast.
5things general situation, as it affects sb

straighten out
I
mess up, spoil
I
patch up
They patched things up a week after their quar-
rel.
I
speed along/up
It might speed things up if you
phone them.
I
delay, hold up, slow down
• THINGS
+
VERB
stand
As things stand at present, he
seems certain to win.
I be going
He asked me how things
were going.
I change I go (according) to plan, go well,
work (out)
I just don't know if things are going to work
out.
I
get better, improve, look up
Wewere in trouble but
now things are looking up.

job.
get/keep things going/moving
They hired temporary
staff to keep things going over the summer.
get/put things
straight
I marched into his office to get a few things
straight.
have/keep things in hand/under control
He
offered to help, but she assured him she had things in hand.
have things on your mind
Wechatted about school, but I
could tell she had other things on her mind.
let things
slide/slip
She'd started the term studying hard, but now
was beginning to let things slip.
let things take their
course/happen
Don't worry about it-just let things take
their course.
make things better, easier, difficult, worse,
etc.
Her apology only served to make things worse.
put
things right
He apologized, and asked for a chance to put
things right.
things to come

wouldn't bequite the thing to turn up in running gear.
7a person/an animal
• ADJ.
little, old
The baby's a pretty little thing.
I silly I
poor
Youmust be starving, you poor thing!
think
noun
• ADJ.
long
I
hard
• VERB
+
THINK
give sth, have
• PREP. -
about
I'oe had a long, hard think about it.
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thinking
think
verb
1have an opinion
• ADV. really
I
personally
Ipersonally think it's all been

I
fleetingly l ra-
tionally
Heseemed to have lost the ability to think rational-
ly.
I
frantically
What can I do now? he thought frantically.
I
contemptuously, despairingly, dully, glumly, grimly,
guiltily, indignantly, irritably, miserably, resentfully I
ruefully, wistfully, wryly
• VERB
+
THINK
dread to, hate to, shudder to, tremble
to I hate to think what would have happened if we hadn't
arrived.
• PREP.
about
Think about what you aregoing to do next.
of
I often think of Jane.
thinker
noun
• ADJ.
great, leading
Einstein was one of the world's
greatest thinkers.
I

I
positive
I
abstract, analytical, critical
I
creative, inde-
pendent, innovative, original
I
lateral
I
wishful
His
claims to be a millionaire arejust wishful thinking.
• QUANT.
piece
a brilliant piece of lateral thinking
• VERB
+
THINKING do Wehave some hard thinking to
do before we agree to theplan.
I
apply
The book shows you
how to apply critical thinking toyour studies.
• PREP -
behind
It was difficult to see what the thinking
was behind their eventual decision.
2opinion
• ADJ.

• PREP. in ... - contemporary trends infeminist thinking
I -
about/on
What is the current Conservative thinking on
social security?
• PHRASES
a shift in sb's thinking
There's been a
shift iti
government thinking on genetically-modified food.
to sb's
way of thinking
(=
insb's opinion)
To my way of thinking,
it wouldjust bea massive waste of money.
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third
third
noun
• ADJ
first, middle, last
the last third of the novel
I
bot-
tom, lower
I
top, upper
Most of the pupils' marks were in
the upper third of the range.

I
work up
After walking five miles, they had worked up a
great thirst.
2strong desire
• ADJ.
great, unquenchable
He has an unquenchable
thirst/or knowledge.
• VERB
+
THIRST
have
I
satisfy
• PREP.
-for
thought
noun
1sth that you think
• ADJ.
comforting, good, happy, pleasant, positive
It
was a comforting thought that at least her father hadn't
suffered.
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Before going on stage, I breathe deeply and
think positive thoughts. I
anxious, appalling, awful, bad,
black, dark, depressing, disquieting, disturbing,

I
have
Let me have your thoughts on the report.
I
express, write down
I
read
She often seems to know
what
I'm
thinking, as though she can read my thoughts.
I
dread, not be able to bear, not like, not relish
She said
she couldn't bear the thought of living alone in the house.
o
I don't like the thought of you walking home alone.
• THOUGHT
+
VERB
come/pop into your mind, come
to sb, cross your mind, go/flash/pass/race through your
mind, hit sb, occur to sb, strike sb
The thought crossed
my mind that Jim might know the answer.
o
All kinds of
thoughts raced through my mind.
I
-s turn to sth

deep, profound
She is known
for her deep thought and intellectual ways.
I
coherent
He
was so upset, he was incapable of coherent thought.
I
lo-
gical, rational
I
analytical, critical
I
abstract
I
creative
I
free, independent
I
conscious
My job is
so
repetitive, it
does not require much conscious thought.
I
fresh
We have
to give the matter fresh thought.
I
second

+
VERB
go into sth
Not enough thought
has gone into this essay.
• THOUGHT
+
NOUN
pattern, process
I couldn't see
what thought processes led him to that conclusion.
• PREP.
without -
They had acted rashly, without
thought.
• PHRASES
after a moment's thought
After a moment's
thought, I accepted his offer.
freedom of thought
The con-
stitution guarantees freedom of thought and belief
a
line/mode/train of thought
That line of thought can only
lead to one conclusion.
o
He hesitated, as though he had
lost his train of thought.
thought-provoking

kind, kindly, nice
Thank you for the flowers-it
was a very kind thought.
thrash
verb
1 hit sb many times
• ADV
soundly
That boy deserves to be soundly
thrashed!
• PREP.
with
He thrashed the poor servant with his stick.
2 move your arms and legs in an uncontrolled way
• ADV.
helplessly, violently, wildly
I
about, around
The
cow fell on its side and thrashed about wildly.
3 defeat sb easily in a game
• ADV
soundly
The visiting side were soundly thrashed.
thrashing
noun
1hitting
• ADJ.
good, sound
• VERB

I
matching
I
cotton, silk, etc.
I
embroidery, sewing
I
warp,weft
• QUANT.
length, piece
• VERB
+
THREAD
spin
I
catch, pull
You've pulled a
thread in your jumper.
• PHRASES
hanging by a thread
(often figurative) The
player's career is hanging by a thread after this latest in-
jury to his knee.
2 connection between ideas, parts of a story, etc.
• ADJ.
central, main
I
common, connecting
I
consist-

masterly conclusion.
• THREAD + VERB run through sth
A continuous
thread runs through all the versions of the legend.
I
emerge
On studying the different historians' accounts,
common threads emerge.
I
unravel
As thefilm. progresses,
the threads of theplot slowly begin to unravel.
threadbare
adj.
• VERBS be
I
wear sth
The carpets had worn rather
threadbare.
• ADV. a little, rather
threat
noun
1 expression of intention to do harm/punish
• ADJ. dire, terrible
Despite dire threats of violencefrom
extremist groups, the protest passed off peacefully.
I
empty, idle
The kids took no notice of the teacher's idle
threats.

• PREP. - against
The accused made death threats
against
a
notable politician.
2 possible danger
• ADJ. big, considerable, dangerous, deadly, grave,
great, major, real, serious, significant
I
main
I
grow-
ing, increasing
I
constant, continual, continuous, ever-
present, permanent
I
renewed
The national park is
under renewed threat front road-building schemes.
I
dir-
ect, immediate, imminent
The opposition presents no im-
mediate threat to the government.
I
insidious
I
long-
term, short-term

their livelihood.
I
face, meet
• PREP. under-
Many wild plants are under threat of ex-
tinction. I -
from
the threat from ouerfishing -
of a
threat
of violence -
to
The junta reacted vtolently to the perceived
threat to its authority.
threaten
verb
1 warn sb that you may hurt, kill or punish them
• ADV. publicly
I
personally, physically
He says he was
physically threatened in an attempt toget him to sign over
his rights.
I
repeatedly
She had repeatedly threatened to
commit suicide.
I
allegedly, reportedly
• PREP. with

I
become
I
regard
sth as, see sth as
• ADV. extremely, seriously, very
seriously threatening
behaviour
I
increasingly
I
almost
I
rather, slightly,
somewhat
I
potentially
threshold
noun
1
doorway
• VERB
+
THRESHOLD cross
• PREP. across/over the -
He hesitated before stepping
across the threshold.
on the -
She stood on the threshold,
unsure whether to enter.

Below
a
certain
threshold level
a
person will not be able to detect sound.
• PREP. above/below a/the -
Her wages are below the in-
come tax threshold.
thrill
noun
• ADJ. big, great, real
I
cheap
I
vicarious
He gets vic-
arious thrills
front
watching people bungee jumping.
• VERB
+
THRILL enjoy, experience, feel, get, have
I
givesb
• THRILL
+
NOUN seeker
• PREP. for a/the -
He used to stealfrom shops just for the

son won the cup.
thriller
noun
• ADJ. gripping
I
best-selling
I
comedy, erotic, mys-
tery, political, psychological, sci-fiIscience fiction, spy
a
gripping political thriller
• VERB
+
THRILLER publish, write
She had always
wanted to write a spy thriller.
I
read
• THRILLER
+
NOUN writer
• PREP. in a/the -
one of the characters in the thriller
I
- by
a
new thriller by this American writer
thrive
verb
• ADV positively

• ADJ. bad, infected, sore I dry
• VERB + THROAT clear She cleared her throat, then
began tospeak.
• THROAT
+
VERB ache, hurt
I
close
(up),
constrict,
seize up, tighten His throat constricted uiithfear when he
saw the knife. I dry, go dry
• THROAT + NOUN infection
I
lozenge, pastille
• PREP down the/your - She felt the cold water trickle
down her throat.
• PHRASES the back of your throat The medicine left a
sour taste in the back of my throat. a lump in your throat
Hefelt a lump in his throat, and tearsforming in his eyes.
throb
noun
• ADJ. deep, heavy
I
dull
I
steady the steady throb of
the engine
• VERB
+

revolutionaries toppled the king from his throne.
I
re-
store
sb to
I be in lineto Theprince is second in line to the
throne behind his brother.
• PREP. on the - Queen Victoria remained on the throne
for over sixty years.
• PHRASES sb's accession to the throne, a claim-
ant/pretender to the throne a claimant to the vacant
Spanish throne sb's claim/right to the throne, an heir to
the throne The marriage failed to produce an heir to the
throne. the power behind the throne (figurative) Accord-
ing to the papers, the prime minister's private secretary is
the real power behind the throne. the succession to the
throne
throng
noun
• VERB + THRONG join people coming from all direc-
tions tojoin the throng
• PREP. among/through the - He made his way slowly
through the throng. in the- She was lost in the throng. into
the - Hedisappeared into the throng.
throw
verb
• ADV angrily I casually He threw the keys casually
down on the table. I aside, away, back, down, out She
threw her head back and laughed.
• VERB + THROW be ready to, be tempted to, want to I

THRUST direct He's going to direct the main
thrust of his work towards reforming welfare policy.
thrust
verb
• ADY. deep/deeply
I
hard
I
suddenly She suddenly
thrust out her arm. I aside, away, back, forward, out
• PREP. at He thrust apiece ofpaper at me. into She thrust
her hands deep into her pockets.
• PHRASES thrust your way She thrust her way through
the dense undergrowth.
thud
noun
• ADJ. heavy, loud, resounding I dull, muffled, soft
I
sickening
• VERB
+
THUD give She felt her heart give an extra
thud.
I
hear
I
feel
• PREP. with a - He hit thefloor with a sickening thud.
• PHRASES the thud of a heart, the thud of hooves
thud

I
stuck out a thumb and a car stopped immediately.
I
twiddle (oftenfigurative) [sat there twiddling my thumbs
until the manager finally appeared.
• THUMB + NOUN nail (also thumbnail)
• PHRASES between finger and thumb/between thumb
and forefinger [picked up the beetle carefully betuieenfin-
ger and thumb. thumbs up He made a thumbs-up sign
through the window to tell us everything uiasfine.
thump
noun
• ADJ.
good, heavy, loud I muffled
• VERB
+
THUMP give sb/sth She gave the television a
good thump, and the picture came back.
I
hear
• PREP. with
a -
The sack of wheat hit the ground with a
loud thump.
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thump
verb
1 hit sb/sth with your fist
• ADV.
hard

the
rumble of distant thunder
I
approaching
• QUANT.
clap, crash, peal, roll, rumble
• THUNDER
+
VERB
boom, break, burst, crash, ex-
plode, roar
Thunder boomed in the sky overhead.
I
growl,
grumble, roll, rumble
I
rattle sth, shake sth
The win-
dows were shaken by a tremendous crash of thunder.
• THUNDER
+
NOUN
clap
(also
thunderclap)
I
cloud
(also
thundercloud)
• PHRASES

loudly
I
relentlessly
I
away
The clock ticked re-
lentlessly away on the mantelpiece.
2 mark sth with a tick
• ADV.
simply
To take advantage of this extra bonus offer.
simply tick the box on your order form.
I
mentally
I
off
She mentally ticked off the names of the people she had al-
ready spoken to.
PHRASAL VERB
tick
along/over
• ADV.
nicely
The business is ticking over nicely at the
moment. I
still
• PHRASES
keep things ticking over
Morrisori had kept
things ticking over in my absence.

admission, entrance, entry
I
air/airline, bus,
plane, rail, train, etc.
I
cinema, concert
I
library
• VERB
+
TICKET
buy, get, obtain, purchase
I
have,
hold
You must hold a valid ticket for your entire journey
805
tie
before boarding the train.
I
book, reserve
I
show (sb)
He showed the guard his ticket.
• TICKET
+
NOUN
agency, counter, machine, office
I
price

winning
I
lottery, raffle
• QUANT.
bookI
bought a whole book of raffle tickets and
I still didn't win anything.
3giving a penalty
• ADJ.
fixed-penalty
I
parking
• VERB
+
TICKET
give sb, issue
I
get
• PREP. -
for
The police officer gave us a ticket for going
through a red light.
tickle
noun
• ADJ.
little
• VERB
+
TICKLE
give sb/sth

• TIDE
+
VERB
be in
I
be out
I
come/flow in, rise
I
ebb, fall, flow/go out, retreat
I
be on the turn, turn
I
occur
the time of day when the highest tides occur I
wash
sb/sth up
The body was washed up by the tide the next day.
• PREP.
at ... -
Seals lie on the rocks at low tide.
on a/the-
We went out to sea on the ebb tide.
• PHRASES
the ebb and flow of the tide
2 strong movement in favour of/against sth
• ADJ.
growing, rising
the rising tide of crime I
shifting

against the tide of public opinion.
on a-
They were carried
along on a tide of euphoria.
I -
against, - in favour of
Civil liberties groups helped to turn the tide against indus-
trial violence.
• PHRASES
a tide of history
the shifting tides of history
the turn of the tide
In the early 1990s there was a marked
turn of the tide.
tidyadj.
• VERBS
be, look, seem
I
stay
Why does nothing ever
stay tidy around here?
I
get sth, make sth
I
keep sth
I
hope you're going to keep your room tidy.
• ADV extremely, very
I
lrnrnaculately, scrupulously

I
club, college,
regimental, school
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tie
• VERB
+
TIE
knot, tie
I
loosen
I
adjust, straighten
• TIE
+
NOUN
pin
• PHRASES
collar/jacket/shirt/suit and tie
q
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2 (usually ties) sth that connects you with sb/sth
• ADJ.
close, strong
I
weak
I
blood, family
I
emotion-

-to/with
to establish dip-
lomatic ties with China
3 in a game/competition
• VERB
+
TIE
end in, result in
The match ended in a tie.
• TIE
+
NOUN
break/breaker
• PREP. - between
a tie between Egypt and France -
for
There was a tiefor first place.
tie
verb
1attach/fasten sb/sth with string/rope
• ADY.
firmly, securely, tightly
Did you tie the balloons
on tightly?
I
loosely
He wore plimsolls, loosely tied with
bits of string.
I
carefully

I
firmly
I
inextricably
I
in, together, up Production and consumption are inextric-
ably tied together.
• PREP.
in with
The concert will tie in with thefestival of
dance taking place the same weekend.
to
You can't stay tied
to her forever.
up with
Her behaviour is tied up with her
feelings of guilt.
tiger
noun
• ADJ.
man-eating
I
marauding
I
sabre-toothed
• TIGER
+
VERB
growl, purr, roar
I

increased her grip.
I
clamp sth, clench sth, close sth,
draw sth, pull sth, shut sth, stretch sth, tie sth
His jaw
was clenched tight.
<>
Every muscle in her face was drawn
tight.
<>
Shut your eyes tight.
<>
The cloth was stretched
tight over theframe.
I
clutch sth, grip sth, hold sth, keep
sth
He held his children tight.
o
Keep the rope tight.
• ADY.
extremely, really, very
I
a bit, fairly, pretty,
quite, rather, reasonably
I
enough
You didn't tie it tight
enough.
2with not much time/money to spare

tighten
verb
1 become/make sth firmer/tighter
• ADV.
fractionally, a little, slightly
I
convulsively, in-
voluntarily
Her fingers tightened convulsively with every
jolt she received.
I
painfully
I
up
Can you tighten up the
bolts for me?
• VERB
+
TIGHTEN
seem to
I
feel sth, sense sth
He
felt his stomach tighten.
I
make sth
His words made her
throat tighten.
• PREP.
about/around/round

• ADJ.
opaque, thick
I
sheer
I
fishnet
I
1S-denier, etc.
I
support
I
laddered
• QUANT.
pair
• VERB
+
TIGHTS
pull on
I
peel off
I
ladder
• TIGHTS
+
VERB
ladder
• PHRASES
a ladder in your tights
q
Special page at CLOTHES

• TILL
+
NOUN
receipt, roll
• PREP.
at/behind/on the-
The supermarket didn't have
enough people working on the tills.
in/into a/the -
Put the
money straight into the till.
I
from/out of althe -
He gave
her £lOfrom the till.
tilt
noun
• ADJ.
sharp
I
slight
I
downward, upward
I
backward,
forward
• PREP.
at a -
I positioned the photo at a slight tilt.
I

I
rough
I
dead, decayed, rotten, rotting I seasoned, treated I
unseasoned, untreated
• QUANT. baulk, length, piece
• VERB + TIMBER
cut, fell, harvest, saw
I
dress,
season, treat
• TIMBER
+
VERB
decay, rot
• TIMBER
+
NOUN product
I
company, industry, mer-
chant, production, yard
I
construction, frame, struc-
ture; support
I
beam, building, floor, etc.
2 (usually timbers) piece of wood used in a building
• ADJ.
sound I exposed
The house has exposed oak tim-

• PHRASES
the mists of time
The origins of this custom
are lost in the mists of time.
2 time shown on a clock
• ADJ.
good, perfect
My watch keeps good time.
I
local
The attacks were launched at
9
p.m. local time.
I
British
Summer, Greenwich Mean, etc.
• VERB + TIME
tell
Can your son tell the time yet?
I
have
Have you got the time?
I
make
What time do you
make it?
I
look at
Look at the time! We'll be late.
I keep

The plane took off an hour behind time.
by the-
By the time you get there the meeting will be over.
in -
We
got home in time to seethe end of the match.
on -
The trains
are rarely on time.
4 amount of time
• ADJ.
considerable, long
I
little, short
I
reasonable
I
precious
We're wasting precious time.
I
idle
I
free, leis-
ure, spare I journey, travel, travelling
I
lead, waiting
There is a long lead time between order and delivery of the
product.
• VERB
+

They
didn't allow much time for discussion.
I
find, make
I can
never find time to write letters. c»I can probably make the
time to seethem.
I wait
Wehad to wait some time beforethe
bus arrived.
I
gain, save
You would save time with a dish-
washer.
I
waste
I
lose, run out of
Wehave no time to lose
(= we must hurry). o
I didn't finish the test-I ran out of
807
time
time.
I
be pressed for/short of
I
be out of
I
play for

time
(= while
I
was looking for it).
<>
She leaves the lights
on all the time
(= always/repeatedly). a battle/race
against time
Finishing the book was a raceagainst time.
if
time permits
We will discuss this matter later, if time per-
mits.
in the fullness of time (= when the time is right,
usually after a long period), in good/plenty of time
Get to
the airport in good time
(= plenty of time before the plane
leaves). in next to no time/in no time at all, in ten min-
utes', three hours', etc. time
I'll be back in ten minutes'
time.
in your own (good) time (= taking as long as you
want/need), a 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.

<>
At one time Mary was my best friend.
before
your-
The Beatles were before my time.
in your-
Mr Cur-
tis was the manager in my time
(= when
I
was working
there). in-s
in times of trouble
• PHRASES
from/since time immemorial (= for a very
long time), of all time
the greatest footballer of all time
a
sign of the times, time was when
Time was when
(=
there was a time when)
we never needed to lock our house
at night.
6 occasion
• ADJ.
that, this
I'm determined to pass this time.
I last
When was the last time you saw her?

Your time will come.
I be ripe
The time is ripefor revolution.
• PREP.
at a/the-
The lift can takefour people at a time.
<>
At the time of writing, a ceasefire is under discussion.
<>
Hot
water is available at all times.
<>
He can berather moody at
times.
by the -
She'll have gone by the time weget there.
for
the ... -
I told her not to do it for the umpteenth time.
I
-for
It's timefor a break.
• PHRASES
at the present time, for the time being (=
temporarily), a number of times, X times out of X
three
times out of ten
7 when you experience sth in a particular way
• ADJ.
enjoyable, fun, good, grand, great, marvellous,