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

nasal
back (= rectum)

VERB + PASSAGE

block, obstruct
clear

ADJ

lengthy, long
short
opening
famous, well-known
descriptive, purple

VERB + PASSAGE

quote, read

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

PREP

in a/the ~
~ from

ADJ

rapid, speedy
slow
safe
smooth
free
The UN Security Council has demanded free passage for families fleeing from the fighting

VERB + PASSAGE

deny sb, refuse sb

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

ADJ

smooth
speedy

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