I.
noun
1 person of the same age/status
ADJECTIVE
▪ academic ( esp. AmE ), professional
▪
She is highly respected by her professional ~s.
VERB + PEER
▪ outperform
▪
We have seen several women who can outperform their male ~s physically.
▪ impress
▪
teenagers trying to impress their ~s
PEER + NOUN
▪ group
▪
She was rejected by her ~ group.
▪ influence , pressure
▪
Children often take up smoking because of ~ pressure.
▪ interaction , relations , relationship
▪
Some children fail to develop normal ~ relations.
▪ culture
▪
Children generally develop a strong ~ culture.
▪ network
▪
an extended family and ~ network
▪ rejection , victimization
▪ acceptance
▪
Peer acceptance is particularly important for teenagers.
▪ evaluation , review
▪
Research data will be subjected to ~ review.
▪ mediation
▪ counsellor/counselor , educator , mentor , tutor (all esp. AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ among sb's ~s
▪
They adopt attitudes that are more socially acceptable among their ~s.
2 ( in the UK ) person of noble rank
ADJECTIVE
▪ Conservative , Labour , etc.
▪ hereditary
▪ life
▪
The Act made it possible for a woman to be created a life ~.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of the realm
◆◆◆
NOTE: Aristocratic titles
▪ first … , second … , etc.
▪
the 17th Earl of Lauderdale
▪ become … , be created … , be made …
▪
She was made a baroness in 1992.
▪ succeed (sb) as …
▪
He was succeeded as third Baron Northwick by his nephew.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ closely , intently
▪ anxiously , carefully , cautiously , nervously , slowly
▪ curiously
▪ suspiciously
▪ ahead , around , back , down , in , inside , out , round ( esp. BrE ), up
▪
A face was ~ing down at him.
VERB + PEER
▪ try to
PREPOSITION
▪ around , round ( esp. BrE )
▪
She ~ed around the corner.
▪ at
▪
His pale blue eyes ~ed anxiously at Vic.
▪ into
▪
He ~ed into the darkness.
▪ out of
▪
She ~ed out of the window.
▪ over
▪
She tried to ~ over her shoulder.
▪ through
▪
I ~ed through the letter box.
Peer is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ face