VERBS

be, seem
become
leave sb/sth, make sb/sth
His illness left him subject to asthmatic attacks

ADV

very
increasingly
rather
still
At this stage these are proposals and are still subject to change

VERBS

be
Everyone was entirely subject to the whim of the Sultan
become
remain
make sb/sth
All the priories were made directly subject to the abbot of Cluny

ADV

entirely
directly
expressly

ADJ

big, complex, vast
simple
excellent, fascinating, good, interesting
cheerful
Can we talk about a more cheerful subject?
gloomy, unpleasant
delicate, difficult, embarrassing
taboo
Work is a taboo subject when we go out for dinner
closed
I don't wish to discuss it any further?the subject is closed
chosen
Each candidate has to speak for three minutes on their chosen subject
pet
Once he gets onto his pet subject there's no stopping him

VERB + SUBJECT

cover, debate, discuss, talk about, touch on
We touched briefly on the subject
deal with
I wasn't quite sure how to deal with the delicate subject of money
examine, have a (fresh) look at, investigate, look into
We want to have a fresh look at the difficult subject of social security benefits
bring up, broach, get onto, raise
drop
Let's drop the subject since we don't seem to be able to agree
stick to
I wish he'd stick to the subject rather than telling us his boring stories
get off, wander off
She was supposed to be speaking about sales figures, but she kept wandering off the subject
get back to, return to
Getting back to the subject of heating, has anyone got any suggestions for improvements?
avoid
change
Don't change the subject

SUBJECT + VERB

arise, come up
The subject of gambling has come up several times recently

SUBJECT + NOUN

matter
I like the way she writes, although I'm not interested in her subject matter

PREP

on a/the ~
While we're on the subject of the theatre, has anyone been to see the new show?

PHRASES

a range of subjects
We discussed a wide range of subjects

ADJ

difficult, easy
compulsory, core, main
additional, optional, special, subsidiary
specialist
arts, science
academic

VERB + SUBJECT

take
What subjects are you taking at A level?
offer
The department offers seven different subjects in all
fail (in), pass
She was disappointed to fail in two of her four subjects
drop

SUBJECT + NOUN

area
The syllabus is divided into five subject areas

PREP

in a/the ~
He did well in every subject

PHRASES

a choice of subject/subjects
His unusual choice of subjects made it harder to find a job
a range of subjects