I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ extensive , major
▪ minor
▪ essential , necessary , vital
▪ emergency , immediate , urgent
▪ quick , rapid
▪ costly , expensive
▪ constant
▪ temporary
▪ running ( BrE )
▪
The drivers carried small toolkits for making running ~s.
▪ warranty
▪ building , home ( esp. AmE ), house , housing ( BrE ), roof , structural
▪ car , engine , vehicle
▪ highway ( in the US ), motorway ( in the UK ), road
▪ electrical , TV
▪ shoe
▪ muscle , tissue
▪
nutrients needed for energy and tissue ~
VERB + REPAIR
▪ carry out , do , make , perform
▪ complete
▪
It is unlikely that the ~s will be completed on time.
▪ be in need of , need , require
▪ be closed for
▪
The museum is currently closed for structural ~s.
▪ undergo
▪
The highway is undergoing major ~s.
REPAIR + VERB
▪ cost sth
REPAIR + NOUN
▪ work
▪ job
▪
The damage meant a nine-month ~ job.
▪ project
▪ service
▪
They provide a 24-hour ~ service.
▪ business
▪ bill , cost
▪ centre/center , facility , garage , shop , yard
▪
a ~ yard for fishing boats
▪ guy ( informal , esp. AmE ), man (usually repairman ) , technician ( esp. AmE )
▪
Why don't you get a TV repairman to have a look at it before you buy a new one?
▪ crew , team
▪ part ( AmE )
▪ kit
▪ manual ( esp. AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond ~
▪
The vase was damaged beyond ~.
▪ for ~
▪
I took my bike in for ~.
▪ under ~
▪
We were given a courtesy car to use while our car was under ~.
▪ ~ to
▪
to carry out ~s to the track
PHRASES
▪ a backlog of ~s
▪
Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of ~s.
▪ in good ~ , in poor ~
▪
The tools are old but in good ~.
▪ keep sth in good ~ , keep sth in ~ ( formal , esp. BrE )
▪
As a tenant you are required to keep the house in good ~.
▪ ~ and maintenance
▪
They are responsible for the ~ and maintenance of the buildings.
▪ a … state of ~
▪
The barn was in a poor state of ~.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ properly , successfully
▪
Most of the damage has now been successfully ~ed.
▪ poorly
▪ completely , fully
▪ quickly
▪ easily
VERB + REPAIR
▪ try to
▪ help (to)
▪
Natural vitamins in the shampoo will help ~ damaged hair.
PHRASES
▪ the cost of ~ing sth
▪
They estimate the cost of ~ing the damaged roads at £1 million.
▪ have sth ~ed
▪
I'm having my car ~ed next week.
▪ surgically ~ed ( esp. AmE )
▪
His surgically ~ed knee is bothering him.
Repair is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ electrician
Repair is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ breach , ↑ car , ↑ damage , ↑ defect , ↑ engine , ↑ faucet , ↑ fault , ↑ hernia , ↑ leak , ↑ ligament , ↑ machine , ↑ machinery , ↑ main , ↑ problem , ↑ puncture , ↑ relation , ↑ rift , ↑ road , ↑ shoe , ↑ tendon , ↑ wing