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

ADJ

good
little, quick

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

PHRASES

look as if/as though