I.
noun
1 feeling of worry
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , deep , grave , great , serious
▪ growing , mounting
▪ genuine
▪
He demonstrated genuine ~ for others.
▪ general , widespread
▪ national , public
▪
public ~ about increased taxes
▪ particular
▪
There is particular ~ about the use of pesticides.
VERB + CONCERN
▪ feel
▪
He felt some ~ for her safety.
▪ articulate , express , show , voice
▪ arouse , cause , heighten
▪
The lack of firefighting equipment has caused ~.
▪ allay , alleviate , assuage , ease
▪ appreciate , understand
▪ cite , echo
▪
He cited public ~ over airport security.
▪ dismiss
PREPOSITION
▪ in sb's ~
▪
She forgot her own worries in her ~ for him.
▪ out of ~
▪ ~ about , ~ over
▪
She expressed her deep ~ about conditions at the factory.
▪ ~ for
▪
Out of ~ for her health, we suggested she take a week off work.
PHRASES
▪ be of (no) ~ to sb
▪
Increased use of drugs is of great ~ to parents.
▪ (a) cause for ~
▪
The president's health is giving serious cause for ~.
▪ a lack of ~
▪
I was surprised by her lack of ~.
▪ a matter of ~
▪
Stress at work is a matter of ~ to staff and management.
2 sth that worries/affects you
ADJECTIVE
▪ chief , main , major , overriding , paramount , primary
▪
What are your main ~s as a writer?
▪ common
▪
a common ~ for new parents
▪ pressing , serious
▪
I have other, more pressing ~s.
▪ legitimate , valid
▪ environmental , ethical , privacy , safety , security
▪
This new technology brings with it security ~s.
VERB + CONCERN
▪ outweigh , override
▪
Practical necessity overrides any other ~s.
PHRASES
▪ be none of sb's ~
▪
How much we paid is none of your ~.
II.
verb
1 affect/involve
ADVERB
▪ directly
▪ mainly , mostly
▪
The letter is for both of us, but it mainly ~s you.
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪
Everyone who was directly ~ed in (= had some responsibility for) the incident has now resigned.
2 worry sb
ADVERB
▪ a lot , greatly , really
▪
It really ~s me that he doesn't eat properly.
▪ slightly
Concern is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ complaint , ↑ dispute , ↑ document , ↑ hypothesis , ↑ proposition , ↑ report , ↑ story , ↑ study , ↑ tale