ADJ
- little
- brief, cursory, quick
- leisurely
- careful, close
- Take a closer look at it
- furtive
- I had a furtive look in her bag when her back was turned
- overall
- We need to take an overall look at the situation
- nostalgic
- The book takes a nostalgic look at the golden age of the railway
- critical, hard, honest, radical, realistic, serious, uncompromising
- You should take a long, hard look at your reasons for wanting to join the army
- humorous, light-hearted
- The book takes a humorous look at parenthood
- fresh
- I think it's time to take a fresh look at our sales techniques
VERB + LOOK
- have, take
- get
- Did you get a look at his new car?
- sneak, steal
PREP
- ~ at
- I managed to steal a look at the exam paper
- ~ in/into
- She couldn't resist a quick look in the mirror
- ~ out of
- Have a look out of the window and see who's at the door
- ~ through
- I had a brief look through the report before the meeting
- ~ towards
- The book concludes with a look towards the future
PHRASES
- without a backward look
- She walked out of the door without a backward look
VERB + LOOK
- have
- have
- cast (sb), dart (sb), give (sb), shoot (sb), throw (sb)
- get
- I got a black look from Amy
- exchange
- They exchanged meaningful looks
PREP
- ~ around/round
- We had a good look around the old town on
- glazed, unfocused, vacant
- wild
- The man had a wild look in his eyes
- funny, odd, strange
- He gave me a funny look
- curious, meaningful, puzzled, quizzical, searching, speculative, thoughtful
- knowing, shrewd
- penetrating, piercing
- earnest, intense, intent, steady
- bold, challenging
- smug, triumphant
- mischievous, wicked
- amused, wry
- innocent
- coy, shy
- compassionate, loving
- grateful
- apologetic
- appealing, despairing, desperate, frantic
- hungry
- ~ from
- A withering look from his wife silenced him
- ~ of
- He darted her a look of contempt
PHRASES
- a … look in sb's eyes/on sb's face
- She had a puzzled look in her eyes. He opened the door with a scornful look on his face
- take that (…) look off your face
- Take that smug look off your face before I slap you!
ADJ
- overall
- the overall look of the house
- professional
- Use high-quality paper to give your CV a more professional look
- youthful
VERB + LOOK
- have
- like
- I didn't like the look of the salad so I didn't touch it
PREP
- by/from the ~ of sb/sth
- Joe isn't getting much sleep from the look of him. By the looks of the first day of our holiday
- ~ for
- I had a look for websites on Egyptian music, but didn't find anything.it, someone's already staying in
ADJ
- angry, black, dark, dirty, exasperated, fierce, furious, harsh, irritated, murderous, reproachful, savage, scathing, scornful, severe, sharp, withering
- She threw him a dirty look
- cold, cool, dry, frosty, steely
- disgusted
- pained
- baleful, forbidding
- glum, grim, hangdog
- suspicious, wary
- cautious
- sideways
- guilty, sheepish, shifty
- The guilty look on his face told us all we needed to know
- apprehensive, anxious, doubtful, worried
- They had worried looks on their faces
- sad
- blank, dazed, distant, faraway,
- this room
- ~ about
- He still had a youthful look about him
- ~ of
- a fabric with the look of silk
ADJ
- good
- striking
- classic
- He had classic good looks
- boyish, clean-cut, youthful
- craggy
VERB + LOOK
- have
- lose
- She's lost her looks
ADJ
- latest, new
- casual
- classic
- sophisticated
- individual
VERB + LOOK
- have
- give sb/sth
- They've given the place a completely new look this year
LOOK + VERB
- be/come back in (fashion), go out (of fashion)
- The classic look never goes out of fashion
ADV
- carefully, closely
- Look at the machine quite carefully before you buy it
- sharply
- She looked up at me sharply when I said that
- intently, searchingly
- archly
- enquiringly, questioningly, quizzically, speculatively
- doubtfully, dubiously
- expectantly
- anxiously, apprehensively
- enviously, longingly
- He looked longingly at the food on the table
- beseechingly, imploringly, pleadingly
- reproachfully
- disapprovingly
- pityingly
- reflectively
- studiously
- He was looking studiously down to avoid meeting her eyes
- impassively
- blankly, dumbly, uncomprehendingly, unseeingly
- across, away, down, over, round, up
- She looked over to where the others were chatting
VERB + LOOK
- turn to
- He turned to look as she came down the stairs
- let sb
- ' It's beautiful! ' 'Oh! Let me look!'
PREP
- at
- What are you looking at?
- towards
- She looked towards the door
PHRASES
- look and see
- I'll look and see if I've got any sugar in the cupboard
VERB + LOOK
- make sb/sth
- You made me look a complete fool!
PREP
- like
- an animal that looked like a large hedgehog
- to
- It looks to me as if the company is in real trouble