ADJ
- big, considerable, dramatic, huge, large, massive, significant, substantial
- slight, small
- rapid, sharp, sudden
- steady
- catastrophic
VERB + DROP
- suffer
- The restaurant has suffered a big drop in trade
- cause, lead to
PREP
- ~ in
- The glut of coffee led to a sharp drop in prices
ADJ
- sheer, steep, vertical
- The cliff plunged in a sheer drop down to the beach
- long
DROP + VERB
- fall
- Great drops of rain started to fall
- roll down sth
PREP
- ~ of
- Large drops of sweat rolled down her face
ADV
- accidentally, carelessly
- almost, nearly
- promptly
- He saw Emma and promptly dropped his tray of drinks
PREP
- in/into, on/onto
- I accidentally dropped my glasses into the water
ADV
- heavily
- gently, lightly
- quickly
- limply, uselessly
- His arms dropped uselessly to his sides
- down, open
- Her mouth dropped open in disbelief
VERB + DROP
- let sth
- She smiled and let her eyes drop again
- be/feel ready to
- I feel ready to drop (= because I am so tired)
PREP
- into, onto, to
- He dropped lightly down onto the lawn beneath
PHRASES
- drop like a stone (figurative)
- Her heart dropped like a stone at this news
ADV
- considerably, dramatically, drastically, sharply, significantly
- The price of oil has dropped significantly
- slightly
- fast, rapidly
- steadily
- further
VERB + DROP
- be likely/unlikely to
- Sales are likely to drop further
PREP
- below
- The temperature rarely drops below 30°C
- by
- The price has dropped by 15 per cent
- from, to
- The number of children in the class has dropped from 25 to 18
PREP
- into/to/towards
- The land dropped steeply away into a small valley
PREP
- from
- He has been quietly dropped from the England team
- in favour of
ADV
- quietly
- The subject was quietly dropped
- suddenly
- He suddenly dropped his habitual banter
- eventually, finally
- altogether
- When nobody volunteered, the idea was finally dropped altogether
VERB + DROP
- let sth
- Can't we just let the matter drop?
- agree to, decide to
- Both countries have agreed to drop border controls
PREP
- in favour of
- The formal grade of Geologist was dropped in favour of Scientific Officer