noun
1 doorway
VERB + THRESHOLD
▪ cross
PREPOSITION
▪ across the ~ , over the ~
▪
He hesitated before stepping across the ~.
▪ on the ~
▪
She stood on the ~, unsure whether to enter.
2 level
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , low
▪ maximum , minimum
▪ critical
▪ poverty
▪ tax ( esp. BrE )
▪ boredom ( esp. BrE ), pain
▪
He has an extremely low pain ~.
VERB + THRESHOLD
▪ have
▪ reach
▪
The number of people with the disease is reaching a critical ~.
▪ meet
▪ cross , exceed
▪ determine , set
▪
They earn wages below the ~ set by the government.
▪ raise
▪ lower
THRESHOLD + NOUN
▪ level , value
▪
Below a certain ~ level a person will not be able to detect sound.
PREPOSITION
▪ above a/the ~ , below a/the ~
▪
Her wages are below the income tax ~.