I.
noun
1 place where sth happens
ADJECTIVE
▪ natural
▪
wild animals in their natural ~
▪ attractive ( esp. BrE ), beautiful , ideal , idyllic , lovely ( esp. BrE ), magnificent ( esp. BrE ), perfect , picturesque
▪ dramatic
▪ peaceful , tranquil
▪ intimate , romantic
▪ formal , informal
▪ appropriate
▪ rural , urban
▪ outdoor
▪ contemporary
▪
biblical stories in a contemporary ~
▪ public , social , work
▪
The French Club offers the chance to improve your language skills in a social ~.
▪
In a work ~, more formal language would be used.
▪ clinical , experimental , hospital , institutional , laboratory , etc.
▪ academic , classroom , educational , school
▪ cultural , historical
▪ domestic , family
▪
elderly people living in a domestic ~
▪ unfamiliar , unlikely
▪
The hospital is an unlikely ~ for an art auction.
VERB + SETTING
▪ create , make , provide
▪
The park provides the perfect ~ for the play.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the … ~
▪
a hotel in a beautiful mountain ~
▪ ~ for
▪
the perfect ~ for a picnic
▪ ~ in
▪
The site creates a dramatic ~ for the new building.
▪
a dramatic ~ in Cornwall
▪ ~ of
▪
the urban ~ of Manhattan
2 of controls
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , low , medium
▪ default , standard
▪ adjustable
▪ network , security ( both computing )
▪ difficulty (= in computer games)
▪
The game has multiple difficulty ~s.
VERB + SETTING
▪ adjust , alter , change , modify , tweak
▪ increase , reduce
▪ choose
▪ save ( computing )
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
The oven should be at a high ~.
II.
adj.
Setting is used with these nouns: ↑ sun