ADJ
- complete, full
- a full return to health
- gradual
- imminent
- brief
- emotional, happy
- dramatic
VERB + RETURN
- make
- Shevchenko made an emotional return to his former club
- mark
- The victory marked Williams' return to top form
- await, wait for
- greet
- The smell of cooking greeted his return home
- celebrate
- delay, put off
- demand
- He demanded the return of his money
- call for, push for, vote for
- The UN continued to call for a return to civilian rule
PREP
- in ~ (for)
- She gave them all the help she could, and asked for nothing in return
- on sb's ~
- He promised to visit us on his return
- ~ from
- The date of their return from India is a fortnight from now
- ~ to
- Jones is hoping for an early return to racing after her injury
PHRASES
- by return (of post)
- All orders will be dispatched by return of post (= by the next post)
ADJ
- attractive, big, excellent, generous, good, high, substantial
- acceptable, adequate, decent, fair, healthy, reasonable
- inadequate, low, marginal, meagre, poor, small
- diminishing
- the law of diminishing returns
- immediate
- long-term
- annual, monthly, quarterly, etc.
- expected, likely, possible, potential, projected
- gross, pre-tax
- after-tax, net
- tax-free
VERB + RETURN
- achieve, get, make, receive
- You should get a good return on this investment
- boost, enhance, improve, increase, maximize
- to maximize returns to shareholders
- estimate
- give (sb), offer (sb), produce, provide, show, yield
- The venture yielded a net return of £15 million
- represent
- These figures represent a return of 8.5% per annum
RETURN + VERB
- increase
- decline, decrease
PREP
- ~ on
- the return on capital/investment/savings
ADJ
- day, period
- business class, economy, first-class, standard, tourist class