noun
1 arrangement in correct position
ADJECTIVE
▪ correct , proper
VERB + ALIGNMENT
▪ bring sth into
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ (with sth)
▪
The door needs to be in ~ with the frame before you start work on it.
▪ out of ~
▪
A few of the tiles were clearly out of ~.
2 political support
ADJECTIVE
▪ close
▪ military , political
VERB + ALIGNMENT
▪ establish , form
▪ maintain
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ between
▪
It has been very difficult to maintain the ~ between the two countries since the trade dispute.
▪ ~ to
▪
IT needs to have a closer ~ to business.
▪ ~ with
▪
China has formed a close ~ with some African countries.