I.
noun report; instructions
ADJECTIVE
▪ clear ( esp. BrE ), detailed , thorough ( AmE )
▪ daily ( AmE )
▪ news ( AmE )
▪ court , legal , planning ( BrE )
▪ intelligence , mission ( AmE )
▪ presidential ( AmE )
VERB + BRIEF
▪ prepare , produce , write
▪ give
▪
We were given daily ~s by the commander. ( AmE )
▪
I was given the ~ of reorganizing the department. ( BrE )
▪ stick to ( BrE )
▪
He told me to stick to my ~ ( = do only what I was asked ).
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
She makes all these points in her ~.
▪ outside sb's ~ ( BrE )
▪
How the new policy is to be implemented is outside his ~.
▪ ~ on
▪
a technical ~ on food hygiene
PHRASES
▪ be part of sb's ~ ( BrE )
▪
It's not part of my ~ to advise on financial matters.
▪ hold no ~ for sb/sth ( BrE )
▪
I hold no ~ for either side in this conflict.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ fully , properly ( BrE ), well
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
The men have been fully ~ed about the intended mission.
▪ on
▪
Each member of my crew took turns to ~ me on his particular duties.
Brief is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ counsel , ↑ president , ↑ press , ↑ reporter
III.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be
▪
I promised to be ~.
▪ keep sth , make sth
▪
Could you make it ~? I have a meeting in ten minutes.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ comparatively , relatively
▪ necessarily
▪
This necessarily ~ account concentrates on two main areas.
▪ mercifully
▪
The wait was mercifully ~, little more than an hour.
▪ tantalizingly
▪
The diary entries were tantalizingly ~.
Brief is used with these nouns: ↑ absence , ↑ account , ↑ acknowledgement , ↑ acquaintance , ↑ affair , ↑ analysis , ↑ answer , ↑ appearance , ↑ article , ↑ bibliography , ↑ biography , ↑ career , ↑ ceremony , ↑ chat , ↑ clip , ↑ comment , ↑ commentary , ↑ conversation , ↑ courtship , ↑ debate , ↑ delay , ↑ description , ↑ detail , ↑ detour , ↑ discussion , ↑ distraction , ↑ diversion , ↑ document , ↑ duration , ↑ encounter , ↑ episode , ↑ examination , ↑ excerpt , ↑ exchange , ↑ excursion , ↑ existence , ↑ experiment , ↑ explanation , ↑ exploration , ↑ exposure , ↑ extract , ↑ flare , ↑ flash , ↑ flicker , ↑ fling , ↑ flurry , ↑ glance , ↑ glimpse , ↑ guide , ↑ hesitation , ↑ honeymoon , ↑ illness , ↑ insight , ↑ inspection , ↑ instant , ↑ interlude , ↑ interruption , ↑ interval , ↑ interview , ↑ introduction , ↑ kiss , ↑ lapse , ↑ layover , ↑ letter , ↑ look , ↑ lull , ↑ meeting , ↑ mention , ↑ message , ↑ moment , ↑ nap , ↑ nod , ↑ note , ↑ outline , ↑ overview , ↑ paragraph , ↑ passage , ↑ pause , ↑ period , ↑ prelude , ↑ questionnaire , ↑ résumé , ↑ recess , ↑ record , ↑ reference , ↑ reflection , ↑ relationship , ↑ remark , ↑ reply , ↑ report , ↑ reprieve , ↑ respite , ↑ rest , ↑ return , ↑ review , ↑ romance , ↑ scuffle , ↑ second , ↑ shower , ↑ silence , ↑ sketch , ↑ skirmish , ↑ snatch , ↑ snippet , ↑ solo , ↑ space , ↑ span , ↑ speech , ↑ spell , ↑ spurt , ↑ statement , ↑ stay , ↑ stint , ↑ stop , ↑ stopover , ↑ summary , ↑ survey , ↑ talk , ↑ taste , ↑ tenure , ↑ tour , ↑ trip , ↑ truce , ↑ tussle , ↑ visit , ↑ walk , ↑ while