noun
1 area of activity/interest/knowledge
ADJECTIVE
▪ whole
▪
the whole ~ of human intellect
▪ new
▪ international
▪ public
▪ domestic , private
▪ political , social
▪ earthly , material , physical
▪ divine , fantasy , heavenly , magical , spiritual , supernatural
VERB + REALM
▪ be in , belong in , belong to , lie in
▪ open up
▪
The research has opened up new ~s for investigation.
▪ enter , move into
▪ descend into , descend to ( both disapproving )
▪
Most readers are likely to lose interest when he descends into the ~s of (= starts discussing) rhetorical terminology.
▪ move from , move out of
▪
The euro moved from the ~s of theory into reality.
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond the ~ of , out of the ~ of , outside the ~ of
▪
His ambitions are way beyond the ~s of possibility.
▪ in the ~ of , within the ~ of
▪
The idea belongs in the ~ of science fiction.
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of art, politics, science, etc.
▪
In the ~ of politics different rules sometimes apply.
▪ the ~s of fantasy , the ~s of possibility , the ~s of reality
2 ( formal ) country ruled by a king/queen
VERB + REALM
▪ defend
▪
They fought to defend the ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond the ~ , outside the ~
▪
wealth acquired outside the ~
▪ in the ~ , within the ~
▪
peace within the ~
▪ throughout the ~
▪
There was rejoicing throughout the ~.
PHRASES
▪ a part of the ~
▪ the defence/defense of the ~
▪
Royal taxation usually had to be for the defence of the ~.