ADJ
- bad, nasty, terrible
- She took a bad fall while out riding
- accidental
VERB + FALL
- have, suffer, take
- The doctor says she's had a very nasty fall
- break, cushion
- Luckily a bush broke his fall
- survive
- The chances of surviving a fall under a train are almost nil
PREP
- in a/the ~
- He was hurt in a fall at his home yesterday
- ~ from
- She broke her neck in a fall from a horse
ADJ
- heavy
- light
- fresh
- a fresh fall of snow
- rock, snow (also snowfall)
PREP
- ~ of
- covered by a light fall of volcanic ash
ADJ
- big, dramatic, great, large, marked, massive, significant, substantial
- a big fall in house prices This triggered the recent dramatic falls on the Tokyo stock exchange
- modest, slight, small
- steady
- rapid, sharp, steep, sudden, swift
- expected, projected
- a projected fall of 2%
- unexpected
- continuing, further
- overall
- catastrophic
VERB + FALL
- bring, cause, contribute to, lead to, trigger
- see, suffer
- Share prices suffered a slight fall yesterday
- record, reveal, show
- The opinion polls show a significant fall in her popularity
- report
- Both companies reported a fall in profits in the first quarter of this year
- represent
- This figure represents a fall of 21% on the same period last year
FALL + VERB
- occur
- The fall in age at first marriage occurred during the second half of the 18th century
PREP
- ~ in
- a large fall in share prices
VERB + FALL
- bring about, cause, contribute to, lead to
- the actions that led to his eventual fall from power
PHRASES
- the rise and fall of sth
- a book charting the rise and fall of the Habsburg Empire
ADV
- heavily
- She fell heavily to the ground
- steadily
- The rain was falling steadily
- down, off, overboard
- A tile fell off the roof. He fell overboard in heavy seas
VERB + FALL
- be about to
- let sb/sth
- She lifted her arm, but then let it fall
PREP
- from, into
- One of the kids fell into the river
- on
- the snow falling on the fields
- onto
- Loose bricks were falling down onto the ground
- to
- The plate fell to the floor
ADV
- almost, nearly
- He stumbled and almost fell
- headlong
- She fell headlong, with a cry of alarm
- down, over
- One of the children fell over
VERB + FALL
- be about to
- The house looked as if it was about to fall down
ADV
- dramatically, sharply, significantly, steeply
- The price of coal fell sharply
- slightly
- steadily
VERB + FALL
- be expected to, be likely to
- Demand is likely to fall by some 15%
- continue to
PREP
- below
- Winter temperatures never fall below 10°C
- by
- Expenditure on education fell by 10% last year
- from
- The number of people unemployed has fallen from two million to just over one and a half million
- to
- Her voice fell to a whisper
PREP
- into
- Out of over 400 staff there are just 14 that fall into this category
- outside
- That topic falls outside the scope of this thesis
- under
- This falls under the heading of scientific research
- within
- This case falls squarely within the committee's jurisdiction