I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ first , second
▪ last , latter
▪
in the latter ~ of the 19th century
▪ top , upper
▪ bottom , lower
▪
the lower ~ of the window
▪ front
▪ back , rear
▪
the rear ~ of the car
▪ left , right
▪
the left ~ of the brain
▪ northern , western , etc.
▪
the northern ~ of the country
▪ remaining
▪
Cut the remaining ~ into large chunks.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
Costs rose by ~.
▪ in ~
▪
We divided the money in ~.
▪ in the … ~
▪
He played well in the second ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
the first ~ of the concert
▪
Over a ~ of all accidents happen in the home.
PHRASES
▪ about ~ , almost ~ , around ~ , at least ~ , over ~
▪
Over ~ of all the people interviewed said they were disappointed in the government.
▪ ~ and ~
▪
We split the work ~ and ~.
▪ one, two, three, etc. and a ~
▪
She's four and a ~ years old now.
▪ sb's other ~ (= husband/wife/partner)
▪
You'll have to ask my other ~.
II.
adv.
Half is used with these adjectives: ↑ afraid , ↑ asleep , ↑ bald , ↑ closed , ↑ conscious , ↑ convinced , ↑ crazy , ↑ dazed , ↑ decent , ↑ drunk , ↑ empty , ↑ full , ↑ inclined , ↑ mad , ↑ naked , ↑ submerged , ↑ undressed
Half is used with these verbs: ↑ draw , ↑ expect , ↑ joke , ↑ lift , ↑ listen , ↑ obscure , ↑ solve , ↑ strangle , ↑ whisper