ADJ
- hot, warm
- chill, cold, cool, crisp
- clean, clear, fresh, pure
- We need some fresh air in this stuffy room!
- sweet
- The air was sweet with incense
- foul/ foul-smelling, polluted, stale
- the polluted air of our cities the musty smell of stale air
- damp, humid
- dry
- still
- Nothing moved in the still air
- thin
- It's difficult carrying such heavy loads in the thin air of the mountains
- thick
- The air was thick with cigarette smoke
- country, mountain, sea
- evening, morning, night
- Music filled the night air
QUANT
- blast, gust
- We felt a blast of cold air as she opened the door
- current
- warm currents of air
- breath
- He drew in another breath of air
VERB + AIR
- breathe (in), gulp in, suck in
- Land crabs breathe air and cannot swim. She gulped in the fresh mountain air
- fight for, gasp for
- She was gasping for air as she ran out of the burning house
- smell, sniff
- The dog stretched and sniffed the air
- fill, hang in
- The tang of some wild herb hung in the air
AIR + VERB
- blow, rise, waft
- The cool night air wafted in the open windows
AIR + NOUN
- pollution
- quality
- equipment to monitor air quality
- pressure
- current
PREP
- in/into the ~
- I kicked the ball high into the air
- through the ~
- Spicy smells wafted through the air
PHRASES
- in the open air (= outside)
- The market is held in the open air
AIR + NOUN
- travel
- fare
- traffic
- We are cleared by Air Traffic Control to taxi and take off
- crash, disaster
- attack, strike
- Three buildings were bombed last night in an air strike on the city
PREP
- by ~ (= by plane)
- It only takes three hours by air
- from the ~
- The hideout is clearly visible from the air
PHRASES
- in mid-air
- The two planes collided in mid air
VERB + AIR
- have, retain
- You have an air of authority
- add, bring, give (sth)
- A stone balcony gives the building an air of elegance
PREP
- with an/the ~
- He leaned towards Melissa with an air of great confidentiality
- ~ of