Collocations and prepositions Flashcards
in the foreseeable future
in the near future
a lame excuse/explanation
a weak and difficult to believe excuse
a golden opportunity
a very good opportunity
a radical change
a very big and important change
in the recent past
The past having happened short time ago
social framework
The structure of a society
a mark ( ) success
of
invest ( )
in
contribute ( )
to / toward
personal development
career development
個人の能力の発達
キャリア形成
promote economic growth
経済成長
question ( )
of
Issue ( )
with/ of
challenges ( )
to
tests ( )
Of
utter
=say
Utter Sth ! No preposition
substances
components
materials
elements
substances…liquid,chemical
components…technical things,machine
materials
elements…abstract, water/fire/wind
*an element of luck
(ultimate/ fundamental)
+ dream,house, job
+change, difference, distinction
ultimate + dream,house,job
fundamental + change, difference, distinction
major challenges
big challenges
( ) the premises
( ) the zone
( ) the area
( ) the ground
On the premises
In the zone
In the area
On the ground
end (speculation/ imagination/opinion)
end speculation
department
(n)学科、売り場、（得意）分野
reflect ( ) Sth
reflect on Sth…to think carefully about Sth
feature of Sth
〜の特徴
in full operation
動作中、施行中、営業中
a major(big,great,enormous) step foeward
大きな進歩
to lag behind Sth/Sb
〜に遅れをとる
to express concern
to voice concern
懸念を表明する
不安を口にする
appear on (a blog,book…)
（出版物等）に載る
convert Sth into Sth
to change Sth to Sth
drastically reducing
劇的な減少
the need for drastically reducing the amount of waste…
to bewildering ( )
By
to take up (space/room/both)
to take up space/room
to have enough (space/ room/ both)
Both
to make (space/ room/both)
to make room
Standing (room/space)
Standing room
open (room/ space/ both)
Open room
(Space /room/ both) for an ice cream
room for an ice cream
to need more (room/space/ both) time
to meet more space time
not enough (room/space) to swing a cat
Room
Too small room,cramped
room and board
A room to sleep in whether food peovided
a bit smaller
to show small degree of difference
fractionally smaller
Marginally smaller
slightly smaller
a lot bigger
to show a big degree of difference
considerably larger
much larger
more and more diverse
to talk about Sth that’s growing
increasingly diverse
*diverse(adj)…very different from each other
less reasons
Make it advanced
fewer reasons
Very different
Make it advanced
Strikingly different
Vastly different
(Completely different)
a big change
Make it advanced
important change
Significant change
a big mountain
Make it advanced
A large mountain
Enormous mountain
Lots of children
Lots of time
(Make these advanced)
A great number of children (
Important resources
Make it advanced
Vital resources
Essential resources
A poor country
Make it advanced
A developing country
A under-developed country
a rich country
Make it advanced
Well-developed country
Wealthy country
a rich person
Make it advanced
Wealthy person
bad quality
Make it advanced
Poor quality
bad behaviour /result
Make it advanced
unsatisfactory behaviour
The state of the environment is getting worse and worse.
Make it advanced
The state of the environment is rapidly deteriorating.
- deteriorate(v)…to become worse
- health, quality, economy
- rapidly(adv)…quickly
out of ordinary
unusual
commission SB to do Sth
formally ask SB to do Sth
distract SB from Sth
注意をそらす
Be proficient in Sth
be good at Sth
interference in
〜に干渉す
*interference(n) in
lead to nothing but Sth
Nothing happen expect Sth
Much to my horror, we could …
Much to SB’s (noun;horror/surprise/embassasment)
〜べきことに（驚くべき、おそるべき、恥ずべきことに）
approve ( )
approve of =accept
in (big/great/huge/giant) detail
in great detail
( ) itself =それ自体、本来
in itself
claim to fame
有名である理由
Keep conversation ( )
going
deep ( ) conversation
In
deliberate choice
Intended choice
involuntary expression
The expression without intending and you cannot control
subsequent conversation
Coming after(following) conversation
accomplished liar
Skilful liar
Solid evidence
Strong evidence
fleeting signal
very quick signal
