I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep , shallow
▪
The body was found in a shallow ~.
▪ open
▪
The mourners threw flowers into the open ~.
▪ fresh , freshly dug
▪ unmarked
▪
His body is buried in an unmarked ~.
▪ common , communal ( esp. BrE ), mass
▪
A mass ~ has been discovered outside the town.
▪ watery
▪
He rescued her from a watery ~ (= saved her from drowning) .
▪ early
▪
She smoked herself into an early ~ (= died young as a result of smoking) .
VERB + GRAVE
▪ dig
▪ mark
▪
The ~ was marked by a simple headstone.
▪ desecrate
▪
Some of the ~s have been desecrated by vandals.
▪ visit
▪
Whenever he goes home he visits his mother's ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond the ~
▪
The old lady still influences the family from beyond the ~.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
I'll be in my ~ by the time that happens!
▪ on a/the ~
▪
She puts fresh flowers on her husband's ~ every Sunday.
II.
adj.
Grave is used with these nouns: ↑ breach , ↑ charge , ↑ concern , ↑ consequence , ↑ crime , ↑ crisis , ↑ danger , ↑ difficulty , ↑ disadvantage , ↑ disappointment , ↑ disservice , ↑ doubt , ↑ error , ↑ face , ↑ implication , ↑ injustice , ↑ insult , ↑ miscalculation , ↑ misgivings , ↑ mistake , ↑ offence , ↑ peril , ↑ problem , ↑ reservation , ↑ responsibility , ↑ risk , ↑ sin , ↑ situation , ↑ suspicion , ↑ threat , ↑ violation