ADJ

brief, little, quick, short
Just a quick note to wish you luck
handwritten
covering, credit, delivery, love, promissory, ransom, sick, suicide, thank-you

VERB + NOTE

scribble (sb), write (sb)
send (sb)
leave (sb)
She left me a note to say my supper was in the fridge

PHRASES

a note of thanks

ADJ

brief
copious, detailed
scrappy
lecture
case, clinical, medical

VERB + NOTE

jot down, keep, make, take
She kept detailed notes of her travels
go through, look through, read through, sift through

PREP

~ of
I've made a note of the book's title
~ on
The catalogue has full notes on each artist

PHRASES

make a mental note (of sth/to do sth)
She made a mental note to ring them in the morning

ADJ

detailed
explanatory
introductory
marginal
biographical
briefing, programme, usage

ADJ

crumpled
five-pound, ten-euro, etc.

QUANT

bundle, roll, wad
a thick wad of notes

ADJ

high, top
She's a bit wobbly on the top notes
low
right
wrong
musical
dissonant
chromatic, diatonic

VERB + NOTE

play, sing
hit, strike
hold

ADJ

brighter, cheerful, happier, lighter, optimistic, positive
On a brighter note …
discordant, jarring, sad, sour
faint
serious
right
His opening remarks struck the right note
odd
false
cautionary, warning
He sounded a cautionary note
personal

VERB + NOTE

hit, sound, strike
inject, introduce
His remarks injected a note of levity into the proceedings
detect
I detected a faint note of weariness in his voice
end on
The conference ended on an optimistic note

NOTE + VERB

creep into/enter sb's voice

PREP

~ of
A note of suspicion entered his voice

PHRASES

a note in sb's voice
There was a sad note in her voice
on a brighter/ happier, etc. note

ADJ

careful

VERB + NOTE

take
He took careful note of the suspicious-looking man in the corner of the bar

PHRASES

worthy of note
The frescoes are worthy of note