noun
1 name of a book, film/movie, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ album , book , chapter , film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE ), song
▪ original
▪ working
VERB + TITLE
▪ give sth
TITLE + NOUN
▪ page
▪ sequence
▪
the opening ~ sequence of the movie
▪ character , role
▪
She sang the ~ role in ‘Carmen’.
▪ song , track
▪
‘Take me’, the ~ track of his latest album
PREPOSITION
▪ under a/the ~
▪
She published her poetry under the ~ ‘Homecoming’.
2 book, magazine, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ new
▪
40% of new ~s were actually new editions of existing books.
▪ best-selling
▪ book , game , etc.
▪
Sony has released six new game ~s.
VERB + TITLE
▪ publish , release
▪
The company is publishing fewer ~s than last year.
3 name of a rank/profession
ADJECTIVE
▪ grand , long
▪
She bears the grand ~ ‘Divisional President’.
▪ courtesy ( esp. BrE ), honorary , honorific , official
▪
The justices are accorded the courtesy ~ ‘Lord’.
▪ job
▪
His job ~ is Special Projects Officer.
▪ full
▪
Count Victor Oldenburg and Hess, to give him his full ~
VERB + TITLE
▪ bear , have , inherit
▪
She has a ~ (= is of noble birth) .
▪ take
▪ deserve , earn
▪
Bessie Smith earned the ~ ‘Empress of the Blues’.
▪ award , bestow , confer , give sb
▪
The king bestowed lands and ~s upon his followers.
▪
He was given the ~ of ‘wise man’.
4 championship win
ADJECTIVE
▪ European , national , world , etc.
▪ championship , division , league , etc.
▪ heavyweight , middleweight , etc.
▪ batting (in baseball)
▪ back-to-back , consecutive , successive ( esp. BrE )
▪
Suzuki won seven consecutive batting ~s in Japan's Pacific League.
▪ overall
VERB + TITLE
▪ capture , claim , clinch , take , win
▪
Deportivo clinched the ~ with a goal in the final seconds of the last game of the season.
▪ hold , keep
▪
He held the world heavyweight ~ until last year.
▪ defend
▪ retain
▪ lose
TITLE + NOUN
▪ challenge ( esp. BrE ), shot
▪
He has been building up fitness for his world ~ challenge.
▪ defence/defense
▪ bout , fight , game ( AmE ), match
▪ holder
▪ challenger ( esp. BrE ), contender
▪ sponsor
▪
Dodge was the ~ sponsor of the Darlington race.