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

PREP

~ from

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

PHRASES

stumble/trip and fall

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

ADV

squarely

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