I.
noun
1 person in charge
ADJECTIVE
▪ political
▪
His political ~s are all old right-wing politicians.
▪ colonial
▪
This was a time when many nations were trying to shake off their colonial ~s.
▪ slave
▪
His father was a wealthy, prominent Virginia slave ~.
▪ puppet
▪
The director is an unseen puppet ~, operating behind the scenes.
▪ cruel
▪
Fate can be a cruel ~. ( figurative )
VERB + MASTER
▪ obey , please , serve
▪
corrupt people who would serve any ~
▪ disobey
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
He wants to be ~ of his own destiny.
2 person with skill
ADJECTIVE
▪ acknowledged , great , undisputed
▪
This portrait is the work of an acknowledged ~.
▪ grand
▪
Chaplin, the grand ~ of physical comedy
▪ chess , fencing , karate , etc.
MASTER + NOUN
▪ builder , craftsman , painter ( esp. BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of disguise
PHRASES
▪ be a past ~ at sth , be a past ~ of sth (= to be very good at sth)
▪
He's a past ~ at delaying meetings.
3 Master's university degree
VERB + MASTER'S
▪ do , study for , take
▪
He did a Master's at Hull University.
▪ earn , get
▪
She got her Master's last year.
▪ complete , finish
▪
In May I completed my Master's in business administration.
▪ have
▪
Lorenzo has a Master's in communications from Boston University.
MASTER'S + NOUN
▪ degree , thesis
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
a Master's in politics
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ completely , fully , thoroughly
▪ not quite
▪ quickly
▪ easily
VERB + MASTER
▪ be difficult to
▪
a technique that was surprisingly difficult to ~
▪ struggle to , try to
▪
the challenge of trying to ~ a new language
▪ fail to
PHRASES
▪ ~ the art of sth
▪
He never completely ~ed the art of lip-reading.
▪ ~ the basics
▪
Once you've ~ed the basics, try learning more difficult chords.
Master is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ art , ↑ basics , ↑ craft , ↑ fundamentals , ↑ intricacy , ↑ language , ↑ move , ↑ rage , ↑ skill , ↑ technique
III.
adj.
Master is used with these nouns: ↑ architect , ↑ artist , ↑ bathroom , ↑ bedroom , ↑ builder , ↑ butcher , ↑ chef , ↑ class , ↑ copy , ↑ craftsman , ↑ criminal , ↑ disk , ↑ file , ↑ gardener , ↑ key , ↑ narrative , ↑ painter , ↑ photographer , ↑ plan , ↑ printer , ↑ race , ↑ sergeant , ↑ suite , ↑ switch , ↑ tape , ↑ teacher , ↑ thief