little
brief, cursory, quick
careful, close, close-up (esp. AmE), detailed, in-depth
Take a closer look at it.
The authors take an in-depth look at at topical money issues.

first-hand (esp. AmE)
The jury is expected to get a first-hand look at the murder scene today.

nostalgic
The book takes a nostalgic look at the golden age of steam trains.

critical, hard, honest, realistic, serious, uncompromising
You should take a long, hard look at your reasons for wanting to join the army.

humorous, light-hearted
The book takes a humorous look at parenthood.

interesting
This is an interesting look at Soviet foreign policy.

revealing
Tonight, a revealing look at the King of Pop's thrilling rise to stardom.

behind-the-scenes, inside
The documentary provides an inside look at life in the army.
a behind-the-scenes look at the movie

fresh
I think it's time to take a fresh look at our sales techniques.

have, take
get
Did you get a look at his new car?

sneak, steal
offer, provide
These tours offer a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the TV show.

warrant
She decided the property warranted a second look.

look at
I managed to steal a look at the exam paper.

look in, look into
She couldn't resist a quick look in the mirror.

look out of
Have a look out of the window and see who's at the door.

look over
If you take a look over the past few years, it's not unusual.

look through
I had a brief look through the report before the meeting.

look towards/toward
The book concludes with a look towards/toward the future.

good
little, quick
furtive
I had a furtive look in her bag when her back was turned.

have
chance
She chanced a look behind her.

look around, look round (esp. BrE)
We had a good look around the old town.

look for
I had a look for websites on Egyptian music, but didn't find anything.

angry, black, dark, dirty, nasty, severe, sharp, stern
She threw him a dirty look.
I was given a stern look by a plainclothes policeman.

scathing, scornful, withering
fierce, furious, murderous
annoyed, disapproving, exasperated
cold, cool, steely
disappointed, hurt, pained, reproachful
disgusted, horrified, shocked
incredulous, startled, stunned, surprised
desperate, frantic, panicked, scared, terrified
A panicked look crossed his face.

anxious, apprehensive, concerned, doubtful, worried
They had worried looks on their faces.

glum, sad
grim, haunted
sideways, suspicious, wary
cautious
blank, dazed, distant, dreamy, faraway, glazed, vacant
wild
The man had a wild look in his eyes.

funny, odd, strange, weird
He gave me a funny look.

baffled, bemused, bewildered, confused, puzzled
His comment was greeted by a puzzled look.

curious, inquiring, meaningful, questioning, quizzical, sceptical/skeptical, searching
My relatives gave me quizzical looks when I told them the news.

thoughtful
knowing, shrewd
The two girls exchanged knowing looks.

penetrating, piercing
earnest, intense, intent, steady
hungry
bold, challenging, determined
smug, triumphant
mischievous, sly, wicked
amused, wry
innocent, wide-eyed
coy, shy
loving, sympathetic
grateful
pleading
apologetic, guilty, hangdog, sheepish
The guilty look on his face told us all we needed to know.

have
cast (sb), dart (sb), flash (sb), give (sb), shoot (sb), throw (sb)
get
I got a black look from Amy.

catch
He caught her look, and shrugged.

exchange
They exchanged meaningful looks.

return
Sara returned his look with one of her own.

fake, feign
Jessica feigned a stern look.

look from
A withering look from his wife silenced him.

look of
He darted her a look of contempt.

a … look in sb's eyes, a … look on sb's face
She had a puzzled look in her eyes.
He opened the door with a scornful look on his face.

take that look off your face (esp. BrE), wipe that look off your face (esp. AmE)
Wipe that smug look off your face before I slap you!

overall
the overall look of the house
The overall look of the movie is reminiscent of the classic horror movies of the 1930s.

finished
The finished look is perfect for any special party.

professional
Use high-quality paper to give your job application a more professional look.

classic, modern
a classic look that is easy to update

clean, minimalist
She wanted a modern clean look for the apartment.

distinctive
The products have a distinctive look.

youthful

have
like
I didn't like the look of the salad so I didn't touch it.

achieve
We used a computer to help us achieve this three-dimensional look.

by the look of sb/sth, from the look of sb/sth
Joe isn't getting much sleep from the look of him.
By the looks of it, someone's already staying in this room.

look about
He still had a youthful look about him.

look of
a fabric with the look of silk

good
striking
classic
He had classic good looks.

boyish, clean-cut, youthful
his clean-cut, boyish good looks

have
lose
She's lost her looks.

latest, new
casual, dressy
classic
sophisticated
individual, signature
In this issue we show you how to create a signature look for yourself.

have
sport, wear
All the men sport rock star looks.

give sb/sth
They've given the place a completely new look this year.

create, recreate
complete
You can complete that sophisticated look with make-up and accessories.

be back in, be back in fashion
Big hair is back in fashion.

come back in, come back in fashion
go out, go out of fashion
The classic look never goes out of fashion.

carefully, closely
Look at the machine very carefully before you buy it.

briefly, quickly
impatiently
angrily, sharply
I looked up angrily at my brother.
She looked up at me sharply when I said that.

intently, searchingly
expectantly
curiously, enquiringly, questioningly, quizzically, speculatively
doubtfully, dubiously, sceptically/skeptically, suspiciously
anxiously, apprehensively, nervously
enviously, longingly
He looked longingly at the food on the table.

beseechingly, imploringly, pleadingly
disapprovingly, reproachfully
pityingly
sadly
calmly, impassively
blankly
helplessly
She looked around helplessly.

again
Now is the time to look again at these arguments.

across, around, away, back, down, out, over, round (esp. BrE), up
She looked over to where the others were chatting.

turn to
He turned to look as she came down the stairs.

let sb
‘It's beautiful!’ ‘Oh! Let me look!’

at
What are you looking at?

towards/toward
She looked towards/toward the door.

look and see
I'll look and see if I've got any sugar in the cupboard.

make sb/sth
You made me look like a complete fool!
You made me look a complete fool! (BrE)

like
an animal that looked like a large hedgehog

to
It looks to me as if the company is in real trouble.

look as if, look as though

Look is used with these nouns as the subject:
bride, face, reflection, weather

Look is used with these nouns as the object:
age, cool, fun, mess, sight, way, winner, wreck