ADJ
- fine, good
- lucky
- random
- fatal
- warning
- first, opening (often figurative)
- the opening shot in the party election campaign
- cannon, gun, pistol, rifle
- I heard a pistol shot
QUANT
- series, volley
- A volley of shots rang out
VERB + SHOT
- aim
- fire, take
- I took a few more shots at the target, but missed every time
SHOT + VERB
- ring out
- hit sb/sth, strike sb/sth
- The shot hit him in the upper chest
- kill sb/sth
- miss (sb/sth)
PREP
- ~ from
- a shot from his semi-automatic rifle
- ~ to
- She was killed by a single shot to the head
ADJ
- crack, good, excellent
- She is a crack shot with a rifle
- bad, poor
ADJ
- fine, good, great, superb
- poor, wayward
- long
VERB + SHOT
- crack/get in, have, take, try
- Go on?take another shot
- miss
- mishit
- block, parry, save
- The goalkeeper parried his first shot but he scored from the rebound
SHOT + VERB
- be on target
- go wide, miss
- My first shot went wide, but my second was right on target
PREP
- ~ at/on
- Their captain tried a long shot on goal
- ~ from
- his right-footed shot from outside the penalty area a superb shot from Rivaldo
ADJ
- camera
- aerial, close-up, long, still, tracking, wide-angle, zoom
- location
- opening
- action, crowd
- fashion, publicity
- cover
VERB + SHOT
- get, take
- I got some great shots of the runners as they crossed the line
SHOT + VERB
- show sth
- a wide-angle shot showing the Houses of Parliament
PREP
- ~ from
- a shot from a low angle
- ~ of
- a publicity shot of the band performing
VERB + SHOT
- give sb
- get, have
- Have you had all your shots for your holiday yet?
PREP
- ~ of
- a shot of penicillin The applause acted on her like a shot of adrenalin