ADJ

high
low
double, single
accurate, exact
approximate, ballpark, rough, round
real, reliable, true
official
latest
inflated
target
sales, trade, unemployment, viewing, etc.

VERB + FIGURE

reach
The rate of inflation has now reached double figures
add (together/up)
release
The government has just released new unemployment figures

FIGURE + VERB

add up
These figures don't add up
be bandied about
Lots of different figures were being bandied about

PHRASES

according to (the) figures
The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today
in round figures 2 figures arithmetic
good/bad at figures
I was never very good at figures
have a head for figures

ADJ

great
central, important, influential, key, leading, prominent, respected, well-known
a key figure on the committee
public
national
senior
familiar
He was a familiar figure in the local pub
unlikely
They were visited by the unlikely figure of Bill Clinton
authority, dominant
father, mother, parental
tragic
comic, ridiculous
cult, legendary
historical
political, religious
government, opposition

PREP

~ of
a figure of authority/fun

ADJ

life-size
dark, shadowy
seated, standing, etc.
The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over
central
the central figure in the photo
solitary
human

FIGURE + NOUN

painter, painting

ADJ

beautiful, fine, good, handsome, hour-glass, lovely
She's still got a lovely figure
slender, slim
ample, bulky, full, large, stocky
tall
dashing, imposing, striking
neat, slight, small, tiny, trim
lithe

VERB + FIGURE

cut, have
He cut a dashing figure in his uniform
keep
She's kept her figure after all these years
watch
You need to watch your figure
lose

PHRASES

a fine figure of a man/woman

VERB + FIGURE

see
See Figure 8

FIGURE + VERB

show sth