noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ new
▪ basic
▪ considerable , great , vast
▪ complete , comprehensive , sound ( esp. BrE ), thorough
▪ deep , detailed , in-depth , intimate , profound
▪
She has an intimate ~ of the Asian market.
▪ broad , encyclopedic , extensive , wide
▪ expert , special , specialist , specialized
▪ inside
▪
He managed to find contacts who had inside ~ of the organization.
▪ local
▪ direct , first-hand
▪ current , up-to-date ( esp. BrE )
▪ limited , rudimentary , superficial
▪
I have a limited ~ of French.
▪ general
▪
I don't like quizzes because my general ~ is so poor.
▪ factual
▪ practical , useful
▪ working
▪
He has a good working ~ of the subject.
▪ professional
▪ medical , scientific , technical , etc.
▪ traditional
▪ human
▪ common , public
▪
It's common ~ that he's left his wife.
▪ personal
▪ full
▪
She had acted with her parents' full ~ and consent.
▪ previous , prior
… OF KNOWLEDGE
▪ body
▪
This approach reveals gaps in the current body of ~.
VERB + KNOWLEDGE
▪ acquire , gain
▪ have , possess
▪
I have no ~ of his whereabouts.
▪ demonstrate , show , show off
▪ test
▪ require
▪
No previous ~ is required for the job.
▪ apply , use
▪
The job gave her the chance to apply the ~ she had acquired at college.
▪ transfer
▪
She cannot transfer this ~ to a new situation.
▪ impart , share , spread
▪
The bartender was happy to share his ~ of wine with us.
▪
The volunteers' task is to spread ~ of how to prevent the disease.
▪ advance , enhance , expand , extend , improve , increase
▪
Research is important to advance scientific ~.
▪ deny
▪
He denied all ~ of what had happened.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
They put the car on the market in the full ~ that it had design faults.
▪ to sb's ~
▪
He's never worked here to my ~.
▪ with sb's ~
▪
The letter was sent with the full ~ of the head of department.
▪ without sb's ~
▪
She borrowed my car without my ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
a wide ~ of antiques
PHRASES
▪ a wealth of ~
▪
Martin brings a wealth of ~ to the job.
▪ a gap in your ~
▪
I did some research to fill in the gaps in my ~.
▪ the pursuit of ~
▪ secure in the ~
▪
We invested in gold, secure in the ~ that the metal would retain its value.
▪ to the best of your ~
▪
She still lives in San Francisco to the best of my ~.