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