noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ normal , traditional , usual
▪ preferred
▪
Walking was his preferred ~ of travel.
▪ default
▪ effective
▪ automatic , manual
▪
Most digital cameras have an automatic ~.
▪ sleep , standby
▪
The phone displays a clock when in standby ~.
▪ crisis , panic
▪
They're in crisis ~ at the moment.
▪
Everyone went into panic ~ trying to get the job finished.
VERB + MODE
▪ adopt , use
▪
Try using some other ~ of organization.
▪ enter , select , switch to
▪
Switch from ‘receive’ ~ to ‘transmit’ ~.
▪ change
▪
He had no intention of changing his ~ of dress.
PREPOSITION
▪ in … ~
▪
The machine is in sleep ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
Their main ~ of subsistence is hunting.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of address , a ~ of communication , a ~ of expression
▪ a ~ of transport ( esp. BrE ), a ~ of transportation ( AmE )