noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ vague
▪
Brad had his emotions under a vague ~ of control.
VERB + SEMBLANCE
▪ have
▪ lack
▪
The movie lacks any ~ of realism.
▪ gain
▪ lose
▪
He lost all ~ of dignity and rushed down the street after her.
▪ keep , maintain , preserve , retain
▪ bring , give sth
▪
She struggled to bring a ~ of order to the meeting.
▪ regain , restore (sth to) , return (sth) to
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~ of , into a/the ~ of
▪
She bared her teeth in a ~ of a smile.
▪ ~ of
▪
He tried to restore some ~ of normality to their home life.
PHRASES
▪ a/some ~ of control
▪ a/some ~ of order