noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , extensive , large , rich , wide
▪
English has a rich ~ and literature.
▪
Try to develop a wide ~.
▪ limited , poor , restricted , small
▪ active , expressive
▪ passive , receptive
▪ basic , essential , key
▪ formal
▪ everyday
▪ new
▪ business , musical , political , scientific
▪ specialized , technical
▪ common , shared
VERB + VOCABULARY
▪ have
▪ acquire , learn
▪
Learners of languages acquire ~ through practice.
▪ build , develop
▪ broaden , enlarge , enrich , expand , extend , increase
▪
This book has been designed to help you expand your ~.
▪ enter
▪
The expression ‘think tank’ entered the ~ (= became part of the language) in the 1960s.
▪ use
▪
Specialized ~ is used in all the major disciplines.
VOCABULARY + NOUN
▪ item , word ( AmE )
▪ list
▪ test
▪ development
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for , ~ of
▪
the essential ~ for tourism
▪
the ~ of science
PHRASES
▪ not in sb's ~
▪
The word ‘failure’ is not in his ~ (= for him, failure does not exist) .