I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ special
▪ legitimate , reasonable
▪ unreasonable
▪ formal , official
▪ polite
▪ direct
▪
I could not deny a direct ~ like that.
▪ simple
▪ odd , strange , unusual
▪ initial , original
▪
I made my initial ~ for material in February.
▪ final , last
▪
Her last ~ before she died was that she be buried at sea.
▪ numerous , repeated
▪ urgent
▪ explicit , particular , specific
▪ email , written
▪
I got a couple of email ~s for it.
▪ interview
▪
He has refused all interview ~s.
▪ budget , funding (both esp. AmE )
▪
the State Department budget ~
▪ extradition
▪
an extradition ~ by the US
VERB + REQUEST
▪ make , put in , send , submit
▪
I've put in a ~ for a room with a view of the sea.
▪ get , have , receive
▪
We have had repeated ~s for a pedestrian crossing near the school.
▪ consider , review
▪
The judge will now consider this ~ from the plaintiffs.
▪ accept , agree to , grant
▪ accommodate , comply with , fulfil/fulfill ( esp. AmE ), honour/honor , meet
▪
His ~ was always met with the same answer.
▪ approve
▪
The Commission approved a ~ for $700 000 in tax refunds.
▪ answer , respond to
▪ deal with , handle
▪ ignore
▪ decline , deny , refuse , reject , turn down
▪ repeat
PREPOSITION
▪ at sb's ~
▪
The book was withdrawn at the author's ~.
▪
The play was written by Agatha Christie at the ~ of Queen Mary.
▪ by ~
▪
The writer's name was withheld by ~ ( = because the writer had asked for this to be done ).
▪ on ~ , upon ~
▪
Additional copies will be made available on ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
The helpline was inundated with ~s for information on the crash.
PHRASES
▪ available on ~ , available upon ~
▪
A detailed list of our publications is available on ~.
▪ by popular ~ ( esp. BrE ) (usually by popular demand )
▪
The movie is being shown again by popular ~.
▪ a number of ~s
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ explicitly , specifically
▪ formally , officially
▪ politely
▪ simply
▪
She had left him a message, simply ~ing that he call her back.
▪ reasonably ( law , esp. BrE )
▪
Auditors will be required to provide any information reasonably ~ed by the bank.
▪ urgently
▪ repeatedly
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
We have ~ed some information from the company.
Request is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ email , ↑ petition
Request is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ anonymity , ↑ assistance , ↑ asylum , ↑ audience , ↑ authorization , ↑ autopsy , ↑ balance , ↑ catalogue , ↑ clarification , ↑ clearance , ↑ copy , ↑ exemption , ↑ extension , ↑ extradition , ↑ funding , ↑ hearing , ↑ help , ↑ indulgence , ↑ information , ↑ interview , ↑ leave , ↑ loan , ↑ meeting , ↑ permission , ↑ permit , ↑ postponement , ↑ presence , ↑ recognition , ↑ refund , ↑ reinforcement , ↑ report , ↑ return