ADJ
- long, short
- narrow, small
- wide
- twisting, winding
- connecting, side
- subterranean, underground
- dark, secret
VERB + PASSAGE
- clear
- to clear a passage for ships through the ice
- force
- He forced a passage for the singer through the crowd
PREP
- along/down/through a/the~
- We ran through the dark passage
- in/into a/ the ~
- Someone was waiting outside in the passage
- ~ between
- the passage between the cottage and the house
- ~ from
- There is an underground passage from the church to the house
- ~ through
- a narrow passage through the bushes
- ~ to
PHRASES
- the end of a passage
- There was a door at the end of the passage
- a maze of passages
- the maze of secret passages which wound their way under the building
ADJ
- lengthy, long
- short
- opening
- famous, well-known
- descriptive, purple
PREP
- in a/the ~
- There's a lot of slang in this passage
- ~ from
- a passage from the Bible
ADJ
- lengthy, long
- short
- opening
- fast, slow
- loud
- quiet, soft
- solo
VERB + PASSAGE
- play, quote
- In the 15th symphony he quotes a passage from Rossini's 'William Tell' overture
ADJ
- rapid, speedy
- slow
- safe
- smooth
- free
- The UN Security Council has demanded free passage for families fleeing from the fighting
PREP
- ~ across
- the slow passage of a snail across the veranda
- ~ down
- Steps cut in the hillside give walkers an easy passage down the mountain
- ~ from … to …
- We are not aware of our passage from consciousness to sleep
- ~ into
- Portugal's passage into the next round of the tournament
- ~ out of
- a safe passage out of the war zone
- ~ over
- State-of-the-art suspension guarantees a smooth passage over the bumpiest road
- ~ through
- They denied him passage through the territory
PHRASES
- the passage of time
- The problems only got worse with the passage of time
- a rite of passage
- Marriage is seen as a rite of passage
ADJ
- long, short
- rough, stormy
- homeward, outward
- sea
VERB + PASSAGE
- have
- book
- work
- He worked his passage (= he worked to pay for his journey) to Australia
PREP
- during a/the ~
- During the passage, she taught herself basic Arabic
- on sb's/ the ~
- We met him on our outward passage
- ~ across
- a rough passage across the Atlantic
- ~ to
- We had a stormy passage to India
VERB + PASSAGE
- begin, complete
- The bill will complete its passage in November
PREP
- during the ~
- There was much controversy during the passage of the bill
- ~ through
- a strategy to ensure the bill's smooth passage through Parliament