ADJ
- big
- I get very nervous before a big race
- close, tight
- long-distance
- 10-kilometre, 24-hour, 7-lap, etc.
- gruelling, hard, tough
- relay, road
- men's, women's
- boat, motor, motorbike, yacht, etc.
- dog, horse, etc.
- Grand Prix, World Cup, etc.
VERB + RACE
- have, hold, organize, stage
- Let's have a race!
- be in, compete in, enter, go in for, run in, take part in
- Is she running in the big race on Saturday?
- drop out of, pull out of, withdraw (sth) from
- He dropped out of the race with a pulled muscle after two laps. She had to pull out of the race at the last minute
- lead, win
- I was leading the race until the half-way point. She has won the race for the last five years
- lose
- come first/second, etc. in
- beat sb/sth in
- fix
- There is a rumour that the race was fixed
- throw
- (= to lose deliberately) He was paid £1,000 to throw the race
RACE + NOUN
- meeting
- The horse was withdrawn from today's race meeting with an injured leg
- winner
- official, organizer
PREP
- in a/the ~
- I'm not in this race
- ~ against/with
- the race against the Danish team
- ~ between
- the University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge
- ~ over
- a race over 200 metres
ADJ
- two-horse
- Although there are five candidates, realistically it is a two-horse race
- presidential
- arms
- the halting of the nuclear arms race
VERB + RACE
- be (involved) in, join
- The rival TV companies are in a race to bring out the first film drama of his life
- be ahead in, lead, win
- Who will win the race for the White House?
- be left behind in, lag behind in, lose
PREP
- in a/the ~
- lagging behind in the race for the presidency
- ~ between
- a race between the developing countries
- ~ for
- the race for nuclear supremacy
- ~ with
- the race with their rivals
ADJ
- human
- mixed
- a child of mixed race
- Irish, Jewish, Latin, etc.
- master
- the ideology of the master race
RACE + NOUN
- relations
- Immigration and race relations were key political issues at the time
- equality
- discrimination, prejudice
- riot
PREP
- among ~s
- The disease is more common among European races
- between ~s
- greater understanding between nations and races
- from a ~
- children from all races and religions
- of a ~
- people of different races and cultures
- ~ of
- The Amazons were a race of female warriors
PHRASES
- on (the) grounds of race
- discriminating