ADJ
- big
- little, slight, small, tiny
- The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement
- quick, rapid, swift
- gentle, slow
- easy, graceful, smooth
- She mounted the horse in one easy movement
- easy
- The refrigerator unit has rubber wheels for easy movement
- jerky
- sudden
- deft
- controlled
- free
- the free movement of goods in Europe
- involuntary
- random
- constant, continuous
- repetitive
- rhythmic
- backward, downward, forward, lateral, sideways, upward
- body
- eye, hand, etc.
- dance
- currency, price
- the volatility of currency movements in the foreign exchange markets
- troop
- pincer
- The army surrounded the town in a pincer movement
VERB + MOVEMENT
- make, produce
- He made a slight movement with his right hand. Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement
- allow
- clothing that allows easy movement
- control, direct
- As infants grow they become better able to direct their own movements
- facilitate
- an initiative to facilitate the movement of labour in the EU
- restrict
- prevent
- The striking farmers threatened to prevent the movement of goods across the country
- sense
- She sensed a movement in the dark beneath the stairs
- monitor
- They are monitoring the movement of animals in and out of the country
- follow, watch ~s
- The police are following the suspect's movements very closely
- trace ~s
- The police have traced her movements to the time of her death
MOVEMENT + VERB
- occur
- Some movement in the building will occur as it settles into the subsoil
- catch your eye
- A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth
PREP
- in a ~
- She kicked down the door in one swift movement
- ~ away from, ~ from, ~ to
- movement from one level to the next
- ~ towards (figurative)
- Recently there's been a movement (= a change in attitude) away from tinned food towards fresh food
PHRASES
- the direction/rate/speed of movement, freedom of movement
- The government's decree allowed freedom of movement for all citizens
- the movement of capital/goods/labour, a sense of movement (figurative)
- His music has a real sense of movement
ADJ
- radical
- mass, popular
- organized
- The country has a well organized labour movement
- international, national
- artistic, literary
- avant-garde
- Modern, Romantic, etc.
- Both architects were part of the Modern Movement
- political
- protest
- anti-nuclear, anti-war, etc.
- peace
- reform
- civil/ human rights
- independence, liberation, opposition, resistance, revolutionary, separatist
- democracy/pro-democracy, democratic, fascist, nationalist
- labour, trade union
- feminist, gay
- consumer, student, women's, working-class, youth, etc.
- ecumenical
- scout
- suffragette
VERB + MOVEMENT
- create, establish, launch, set up, start (up)
- She started a movement for agricultural reform
- join, support
- be involved in, be part of
- lead
- direct
- a protest movement directed against exploitative trade practices
- suppress
- ban, outlaw
MOVEMENT + VERB
- begin, emerge (out of sth)
- The movement emerged out of concern for human rights abuses
- develop, gain/gather strength
- The movement gained strength during the 1970s
- reach a peak
- The student movement reached its peak in 1968
- lose strength
PREP
- ~ against
- a mass movement against the dictatorship
- ~ for
- He launched a movement for children's rights
PHRASES
- a leader/member of a movement, the rise of a movement
- the rise of the labour movement in France
ADJ
- first, opening
- second, etc.
- final, last
- the last movement of Brahms's Fourth Symphony
- slow
- fast
PREP
- in (the) … ~
- a symphony in four movements There is a cello solo in the second movement