I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ long , short
▪ complete , comprehensive , detailed , exhaustive , extensive , full
▪
We are compiling a full ~ of all local businesses.
▪ endless
▪
the endless ~ of excuses of why he could never make his appointments
▪ impressive
▪
The show always featured an impressive ~ of guest stars.
▪ alphabetical
▪ waiting
▪
We're on the waiting ~ for membership of the golf club.
▪ membership
▪
the membership ~ of the Sierra Club
▪ grocery ( AmE ), shopping
▪ wine
▪
a restaurant with excellent food and an outstanding wine ~
▪ mailing
▪ reading
▪
For further information, see the reading ~ at the end of the chapter.
▪ best-seller
▪
It was on the New York Times best-seller ~ for 25 weeks.
▪ priority
▪ task ( AmE ), to-do
▪
It's high on her to-do ~.
▪ wish
▪
I created a wish ~ of what I wanted in a new job.
▪ guest
▪ cast
▪
The play has an impressive cast ~.
VERB + LIST
▪ assemble , compile , create , draw up , make , put together
▪ update
▪ narrow ( esp. BrE ), narrow down
▪
They have narrowed their ~ of suspects to six.
▪ publish , release
▪ post
▪
The restaurant is required to post a ~ of all the prices.
▪ put sth on
▪
Did you put bread on the shopping ~?
▪ join
▪
His name will likely join the ~ of other boardroom casualties.
▪ scan
▪
Her teacher scanned the ~ of students' names.
▪ head , top
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Job troubles top the ~ of stress factors for Americans today.
LIST + VERB
▪ comprise sth , consist of sth , contain sth , include sth
▪
a ~ comprising all the paintings in the gallery
▪ grow
▪
By July the ~ had grown to approximately 350 contributors.
▪ continue , go on
▪
Inadequate space, lack of privacy, unpleasant lighting … the ~ goes on.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
Names of past members are not included in the ~.
▪ on a/the ~
▪
I can't see your name on the ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
We acquired a waiting ~ for works by these artists.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of 200 names
PHRASES
▪ the bottom of a ~ , the top of a ~
▪
Variety is near the top of many people's ~ of job requirements.
▪ high on a ~
▪
Safety is high on our ~ of priorities.
▪ a ~ of priorities
▪
Going to the bank is top of my ~ of priorities today.
II.
verb
List is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ census , ↑ chart , ↑ document , ↑ index , ↑ inventory , ↑ magazine , ↑ menu , ↑ page , ↑ report
List is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ingredient , ↑ name , ↑ reason