noun
1 set of ideas/rules for organizing sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ current , existing
▪
We're looking to replace the existing ~.
▪ modern , new
▪ old-fashioned , outdated
▪ traditional
▪ standard
▪ complex , complicated , elaborate , intricate , sophisticated
▪
The new ~ is overly complex.
▪ simple
▪ comprehensive
▪ coherent
▪ integrated
▪
an integrated transport ~ ( BrE )
▪
an integrated transportation ~ ( AmE )
▪ effective , efficient
▪ viable , workable
▪ inefficient , wasteful
▪ flexible
▪ rigid
▪ stable
▪ foolproof
▪ imperfect , perfect
▪ unique
▪ centralized , decentralized
▪ closed , open
▪
a closed ~ with a rigidly defined set of choices
▪ bureaucratic
▪ hierarchical
▪ authoritarian , oppressive , repressive
▪ equitable , fair
▪ corrupt , unjust
▪ bankrupt
▪
The governor referred to a prison ~ that was bankrupt of compassion.
▪ public , state
▪
schools within the state ~ ( BrE )
▪
schools within the public ~ ( AmE )
▪ local-government ( esp. BrE ), parliamentary , political
▪ electoral , voting
▪ banking , economic , financial , monetary
▪ tax , taxation
▪ educational , examination , school , university
▪ court , criminal justice , judicial , justice , legal , penal , prison
▪ benefit , benefits , health-insurance , pension , social-insurance , social-security , welfare
▪ care , health , health-care
▪ rail , railway ( BrE ), subway , transport ( esp. BrE ), transportation ( esp. AmE )
▪ communication
▪ cable
▪ detection , monitoring , warning
▪ security , surveillance
▪ backup , support
▪ accounting , administrative
▪ delivery
▪ control
▪ disciplinary
▪ agricultural
▪ commercial , market
▪ cultural , social
▪ scoring
▪
The game has a complex scoring ~.
▪ grammatical , language
▪ classification , filing
▪ storage
▪ belief , value
▪ capitalist , caste , communist
▪ multiparty , two-party
▪ two-tier
VERB + SYSTEM
▪ build , create , design , develop , devise , establish , set up
▪ have
▪ adopt , apply , deploy , implement , introduce
▪
We are implementing a new ~ of stock control.
▪ advocate
▪ join
▪ be part of
▪
They are all part of the corrupt ~ we need to change.
▪ manage , operate , run
▪ maintain
▪ manipulate , play , use
▪
He played the legal ~ to his own advantage.
▪ organize
▪
How is the ~ organized?
▪ adapt , change , transform
▪ tinker with
▪ test
▪ improve , modernize , overhaul , refine , reform , reorganize , simplify , streamline , strengthen
▪
the need to modernize the judicial ~
▪ perfect
▪ perpetuate
▪
The so-called reforms merely perpetuate an unjust ~.
▪ clog , clog up
▪
a backlog of cases clogging up the ~
▪ destabilize , disrupt , undermine , weaken
▪
attempts to disrupt the rail ~
▪ dismantle
▪ abandon , do away with , scrap
▪ destroy , overthrow
▪ replace
▪ restore
▪ criticize , fight , rebel against
▪
She spent her years at school fighting the ~.
▪ defend , support
▪ understand
▪ beat , buck
▪
You can never beat the ~!
▪ bypass
▪
an attempt to bypass the bureaucratic ~
▪ blame
▪
It's not your fault—blame the ~.
SYSTEM + VERB
▪ exist
▪ be based on sth , rest on sth
▪
Every political ~ rests on certain fundamentals.
▪ be aimed at sth , be geared to sth
▪ allow sth , enable sth
▪
This ~ allows you to study at your own speed.
▪ offer sth , provide sth
▪ be in operation , be operational , function , operate , work
▪
This case proves that the ~ works effectively.
▪ break down , collapse , fail
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
at another point in the education ~
▪ under a/the ~
▪
Under the new ~, all children will be monitored by a social worker.
▪ ~ for
▪
They devised an appropriate ~ for presenting the required information.
2 group of things/parts that work together
ADJECTIVE
▪ sophisticated
▪ automated , automatic , computer , computer-based , computerized , electronic , manual , mechanical
▪ audio , sound , stereo
▪ air-conditioning , alarm , electrical , exhaust , heating , life-support , plumbing , public address (abbreviated to PA ) , sprinkler , ventilation
▪ electronic mail , email , mail , phone , telephone , voicemail
▪ satellite
▪ global positioning , guidance , navigation
▪ propulsion
▪ missile , weapons
▪ drainage , irrigation
▪ river , road
VERB + SYSTEM
▪ build , create , develop
▪ improve , streamline
▪ install
▪
For this month only, installing the ~ is free.
SYSTEM + VERB
▪ function , operate , work
▪ break down , fail
▪
The air-conditioning ~ failed.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~ , with a/the ~
▪
a fault in the sound ~
3 the body, or parts of it that work together
ADJECTIVE
▪ auditory , biological , cardiovascular , circulatory , digestive , immune , nervous , reproductive , respiratory , sensory , visual
▪
the central nervous ~
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
a valve in the circulatory ~
PHRASES
▪ a shock to the ~
▪
Returning to work after a long break can be a terrible shock to the ~.
4 workings of a computer
ADJECTIVE
▪ advanced , powerful
▪ interactive
▪ online
▪ digital , optical , wireless
▪ compatible , incompatible
▪ computer , PC
▪ operating , operational
▪ database , file , information , management
▪ processing , recognition , retrieval , storage
▪
an information retrieval ~
▪ server , software
▪ parallel
VERB + SYSTEM
▪ install
▪ boot , boot up , reboot
▪
Just reboot the ~ and try again.
▪ build , design , develop
▪
We're designing a voice-recognition ~.
▪ launch
▪ upgrade
SYSTEM + VERB
▪ run
▪
The ~ runs on this workstation.
▪ crash , fail , go down
▪
The entire computer ~ went down.
SYSTEM + NOUN
▪ software
▪ design
▪ performance
▪ administrator
▪ failure
▪ backup
▪ reboot
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
faults in the data-processing ~