noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , serious , terrible
▪ complete , total
▪ common , widespread
▪ simple , slight
▪ basic , fundamental , profound
▪ genuine
▪ possible
▪ mutual
VERB + MISUNDERSTANDING
▪ cause , give rise to , lead to
▪ avoid , prevent
▪
I am anxious to avoid any possible ~.
▪ clarify , clear up , correct
▪ betray , reflect , reveal
▪
His comments betrayed a complete ~ of the situation.
MISUNDERSTANDING + VERB
▪ arise , occur , result
▪
Somehow a ~ arose.
▪ be based on sth , stem from sth
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
▪
There was widespread ~ about the aim of the project.
▪ ~ between
▪
There must have been some ~ between them.
▪ ~ by , ~ on the part of
▪
The oversimplification results in the possibility of ~ by the reader.
▪
I think there was some ~ on his part.
▪ ~ over
▪
a slight ~ over the terms of the contract
PHRASES
▪ a possibility of ~ , a risk of ~
▪ room for ~ , scope for ~
▪
Leave no scope for ~s of any type.