world noun
1 the earth / its people
adjective
known
a medieval map of the known ~
entire , whole
verb + world
create , make
They believe that God created the ~.
destroy
One of these days, humans will destroy the ~.
save
conquer , dominate , rule , take over
Fast food outlets seem to be taking over the ~.
populate
explore , tour , travel
see
As a young man, he wanted to see the ~ before he settled down.
lead
Sweden leads the ~ in safety legislation.
world + verb
end
Many people imagine the ~ ending with an explosion.
world + noun
atlas , map
population
leader , power , superpower
a meeting of the major ~ powers
economy
order
the new ~ order marked by American dominance
recession , slump
market
trade
price
World oil prices continue to rise.
domination
A handful of Internet companies are battling for ~ domination.
empire
He is at the head of a ~ media empire.
affairs , events , politics
attention , opinion
The bombing alienated ~ opinion.
war
champ ( informal ) , champion , record-holder
He was easily beaten by the reigning ~ champion.
championship , cup , title
class
The team is ~ class.
record
She shattered the ~ record for the marathon.
rankings
He has never before featured in the top ten ~ rankings.
renown
scientists of ~ renown
religion
the major ~ religions
cinema , music (= from or influenced by cultures outside Europe and North America)
premiere
The movie had its ~ premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
tour
The band are about to embark on a six-month ~ tour.
preposition
across the ~
Astronomers across the ~ will be watching the night sky.
around the ~ , round the ~ ( esp. BrE )
The ceremony was watched live by millions around the ~.
in the ~
He felt he was the luckiest man in the whole ~.
throughout the ~
People throughout the ~ will be watching the big game on television.
phrases
all around the ~ , all over the ~ , all round the ~ ( esp. BrE )
The ceremony was watched live by millions around the ~.
the end of the ~ ( figurative )
It won't be the end of the ~ if you don't get the job.
on a ~ scale
Communist parties were formed on a ~ scale after the Russian Revolution.
on the ~ stage
The country became an important player on the ~ stage.
a part of the ~
It's an interesting part of the ~.
rid the ~ of sth
He is on a quest to rid the ~ of evil.
the ~ over
Scientists the ~ over have been waiting for this breakthrough.
2 part of the earth
adjective
Arab , English - speaking , Islamic , Muslim , Western , etc.
Heads of state from all over the Arab ~ gathered for the conference.
civilized
free
developed , First , industrialized , rich
First-World consumers will have to eat less meat.
developing , Third , underdeveloped
New , Old
Machismo is a New World phenomenon with roots in Old World cultures.
preposition
in the … ~
In the Western ~, there is a different attitude to marriage.
3 life/society
adjective
changing , chaotic , ever - changing , fast - changing , fast - paced
cruel , cut-throat , dog-eat-dog , hard , tough
alien , crazy , mad ( esp. BrE ) , strange , topsy-turvy
ancient , medieval , Roman , etc.
contemporary , modern , postmodern , today's
globalized
In today's globalized ~, telecommunications have broken down boundaries.
post - apocalyptic , post-war
The movie is set in a bizarre post-apocalyptic ~.
brave new
the architects' vision of a brave new ~ of pristine concrete
vanishing
These tribesmen are proud survivors of a vanishing ~.
peaceful
ideal , perfect
imperfect
This is an imperfect ~, and we have to compromise.
external , outer , outside , real
Throughout his time in prison he had no contact with the outside ~.
In the real ~ things don't always happen like they do in books.
day-to-day , everyday , mundane , workaday
She has to deal with the day-to-day ~ of bills, schools, and problems.
dream , fantasy , fictional , imaginary , inner , make-believe , private
She enjoys creating imaginary ~s for children.
She lives in her own inner ~.
sb's own
She lives in her own little ~.
alternative , parallel
material , physical
simulated , virtual
digital
spiritual
spirit
Mediums claim to receive messages from the spirit ~.
secular
social
animal , insect , natural , plant
I like living in the country because I'm interested in the natural ~.
academic , art , business , corporate , fashion , industrial , literary , medical , publishing , sports
different
We come from different ~s.
whole , whole wide , wider
She told him he was her only friend in the whole wide ~.
The wider ~ learned of his illness months after he told his family.
small
I'm sure we'll meet again. It's a very small ~ in this profession.
verb + world
change , remake , reshape , revolutionize , shape , transform
Young people always think they are going to change the ~.
Technology has remade the ~.
have , inhabit , live in
Children often have their own private ~.
look at , perceive , see , view
different ways of looking at the ~
create
Computer games create whole virtual ~s.
imagine
Can you imagine a ~ without possessions?
come into , enter , escape into
We come into the ~ with nothing.
He entered the ~ of politics in 1997.
Show business gave him the chance to escape into another ~.
bring sb into
She had brought six children into the ~.
divide
She tends to divide the ~ into ‘winners’ and ‘losers’.
escape from , shut yourself away from , shut out
He closed his eyes and tried to shut out the ~.
face
For the first time since the death of her parents, she felt able to face the ~.
take on
He felt ready to take on the ~ when he finished college.
tell
He wanted to tell the ~ how happy he was.
prove to , show
She was determined to show the ~ that she was no loser.
rock , shake , shock , stun
The news of the assassination shook the ~.
world + verb
change
collapse , crumble , fall apart
His ~ fell apart when his wife died.
revolve around sb/sth
She thinks the ~ revolves around her and her schedule.
owe sb sth
He seems to think that the ~ owes him a living.
world + noun
knowledge
view
Teachers influence the ~ view of their young students.
preposition
in the … ~
He's well known in the fashion ~.
~ about ( esp. BrE ) , ~ around
At this age, babies are starting to take an interest in the ~ around them.
~ of
In the ~ of finance there is little room for sentiment.
~ outside
Aren't you interested in the ~ outside your window?
phrases
sb's experience of the ~ , sb's knowledge of the ~ , sb's perception of the ~
the eyes of the ~
The eyes of the ~ are on the president.
in an ideal ~ , in a perfect ~
In an ideal ~, I'd like to work just three days a week.
in a ~ of your own
I tapped on the window to get her attention but she was in a ~ of her own.
the rest of the ~
He just wanted to shut himself away from the rest of the ~.
take the ~ by storm
a young writer who is taking the ~ by storm
watch the ~ go by
He likes to sit outside his front door and watch the ~ go by.
a whole other ~ ( informal )
There is a whole other ~ outside school.
the ways of the ~
He's too young to understand the ways of the ~.
~s apart
Although they are twins, they are ~s apart in their attitude to life.
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