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Thursday 6 June 2013

Collocation: Short

short adj.
1 not measuring much from one end to the other
verbs
be , look , seem
adverb
extremely , fairly , very , etc.
comparatively , relatively
a relatively ~ distance of 50 to 100 miles
2 not lasting a long time
verbs
be , feel , seem
become , get
The days are getting shorter and shorter.
make sth
keep sth
Do you mind if we keep the meeting ~?
adverb
extremely , fairly , very , etc.
remarkably , surprisingly
reasonably
comparatively , relatively
It was all over in a relatively ~ space of time.
mercifully
The interview was mercifully ~.
tragically
a young woman whose life was cut tragically ~
3 not having enough of what is needed
verbs
be , look
Our team was one player ~.
become , get
We're getting ~ of funds.
adverb
extremely , fairly , very , etc.
If space is very ~, that door can be moved.
terribly , woefully
His performance was woefully ~ of conviction.
United looked terribly ~ of menace in attack.
a little , slightly , etc.
preposition
of
Mike was a little ~ of cash just then.
phrases
in ~ supply
Safe drinking water is in desperately ~ supply.
Short is used with these nouns: account , acquaintance , address , answer , arm , article , ball , bang , bark , beak , bibliography , biography , blast , break , breath , breather , burst , call , career , ceremony , chase , chat , chimney , circuit , climb , clip , coat , conversation , cord , corner , corridor , course , crack , cut , delay , description , detour , distance , diversion , document , dress , drive , duration , excerpt , excursion , extract , fiction , film , flight , fuse , gap , gasp , grass , guide , hair , haircut , handle , haul , honeymoon , illness , interruption , interval , introduction , journey , labour , laugh , layover , lease , leg , letter , life , lifetime , limb , line , list , man , meeting , memory , message , monologue , month , nail , nap , neck , note , notice , odds , order , overview , pants , paragraph , pass , passage , pause , period , piece , poem , prayer , puff , questionnaire , résumé , rally , range , ration , recess , recession , reply , report , respite , rest , review , ride , route , run , section , sentence , sequence , session , shorts , siesta , silence , sketch , skirt , sleep , sleeve , slope , sock , solo , space , span , speech , spell , sprint , statement , stature , stay , stem , stick , stint , stop , story , stretch , stride , strike , stroke , stroll , summary , sword , syllable , tail , talk , temper , tenure , term , time , trek , trip , trousers , tunnel , update , vacation , version , visit , vowel , wait , walk , wall , war , wavelength , way , week , while , whistle , wing , year

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