noun
1 state of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ excellent , good , immaculate , mint , perfect , pristine
▪ reasonable
▪ bad , poor , terrible
▪ original
▪
The clock was restored to its original ~.
▪ physical
VERB + CONDITION
▪ assess , evaluate
PREPOSITION
▪ in … ~
▪
The car is still in excellent ~.
2 sb's state of health
ADJECTIVE
▪ critical , serious
▪ stable
▪
Doctors say his ~ is now stable.
▪ weakened
▪
In his weakened ~, it took a long time for the wound to heal.
▪ peak
▪
a young athlete in peak ~
▪ mental , physical
▪
There has been a marked deterioration in her mental ~.
CONDITION + VERB
▪ get better , improve
▪
Without this treatment, her ~ won't improve.
▪ deteriorate , get worse , worsen
▪ assess , monitor
PREPOSITION
▪ in a … ~ ( BrE ), in … ~ ( esp. AmE )
▪
He is still in (a) critical ~ in the hospital.
▪ out of ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
I haven't been exercising much recently, so I'm a little out of ~.
PHRASES
▪ be in no ~ to do sth
▪
You're in no ~ to tackle the stairs.
3 illness
ADJECTIVE
▪ medical
▪ life-threatening , serious
▪ benign
▪ chronic
▪ incurable
▪ treatable
▪ rare
▪ debilitating , disabling
▪ degenerative
▪ pathological
▪
Doctors used to regard pregnancy as a pathological ~.
▪ pre-existing ( esp. AmE )
▪
The insurance will not cover you for a pre-existing ~.
▪ mental , psychiatric
▪
She was unable to give informed consent because of a mental ~.
▪ heart , skin , etc.
VERB + CONDITION
▪ have , suffer from
▪
He has a rare skin ~.
▪ be born with
▪
All three babies were born with an incurable heart ~.
▪ treat
▪
The drug is used to treat ~s such as epilepsy.
▪ diagnose
▪ aggravate , exacerbate , worsen
▪
Alcohol abuse worsened his heart ~.
4 conditions situation/circumstances
ADJECTIVE
▪ favourable/favorable , good , ideal , optimal ( esp. AmE ), optimum
▪
Conditions are ideal for starting a business.
▪ appalling , awful , deplorable , dreadful , harsh , inhumane , severe , terrible
▪ difficult , poor , unfavourable/unfavorable
▪ adverse , extreme
▪
adverse ~s for driving
▪ freak , treacherous (both only used about the weather)
▪
freak weather ~s
▪ stressful
▪
people working under stressful ~s
▪ dangerous , hazardous , unsafe
▪ squalid , unhygienic , unsanitary
▪ normal , prevailing
▪ changing
▪
Animals adapt to changing environmental ~s.
▪ controlled
▪
The experiment is conducted under strictly controlled ~s.
▪ experimental , laboratory
▪ driving , housing , living , operating , sanitary , working
▪
The working ~s in the factory are dreadful.
▪ economic , market , political , social
▪ ambient , atmospheric , climatic , environmental , lighting , meteorological , physical , soil , weather
▪
Paint shades can vary under different lighting ~s.
▪ dry , humid , moist , warm
▪
plants that can survive dry ~s
VERB + CONDITIONS
▪ live in , work in , work under
▪
An enormous number of people live in ~s of poverty.
▪ alleviate , ameliorate , improve
▪
an effort to improve working ~s at the plant
▪ create
▪
Warm, wet weather can create ideal ~s for plant diseases.
▪ simulate
▪
The chamber simulates ~s found at high altitudes.
CONDITIONS + VERB
▪ exist , persist , prevail
▪
As long as these weather ~s prevail, we are unable to rescue the climbers.
▪ change
▪ improve
▪ deteriorate , worsen
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
in normal flight operating ~s
▪ under ~
▪
The samples are heated under experimental ~s.
5 rule
ADJECTIVE
▪ strict
▪ special
VERB + CONDITION
▪ attach , impose , lay down , set , set out , specify
▪
the ~s attached to the granting of citizenship
▪
The UN has imposed strict ~s on the ceasefire.
▪ accept , agree to
▪
They would not agree to our ~s.
▪ abide by , comply with , fulfil/fulfill , meet , observe , satisfy
▪
To get a basic pension you must satisfy two conditions …
▪ be subject to
▪
The bar was licensed subject to the ~ that no children be admitted.
▪ be in breach of ( BrE )
▪
He denied being in breach of bail ~s.
CONDITION + VERB
▪ apply
▪
Special ~s apply to the use of the library's rare books.
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~ that
▪
They agreed to lend us the car on ~ that we returned it before the weekend.
▪ on … ~ , under … ~ ( AmE )
▪
I'll agree to the plan on one ~: my name doesn't get mentioned to the press.
▪ under the ~s of
▪
Under the ~s of the agreement, all foreign troops will leave by May.
PHRASES
▪ a breach of a ~ ( BrE )
▪ ~s of employment, sale, etc.
▪ terms and ~s
▪
the terms and ~s of the contract
6 necessary situation
ADJECTIVE
▪ necessary , sufficient
▪
a necessary and sufficient ~ for the eradication of unemployment
VERB + CONDITION
▪ create
▪
We are working to create the ~s for peace.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
7 state of group
ADJECTIVE
▪ human
▪
Work is basic to the human ~ (= the fact of being human) .
VERB + CONDITION
▪ improve
▪
We are aiming to improve the ~ of the urban poor.