Collocations for vocabulary - noun

big, extensive, large, rich, wide
English has a rich vocabulary and literature.
Try to develop a wide vocabulary.

limited, poor, restricted, small
active, expressive
passive, receptive
basic, essential, key
formal
everyday
new
business, musical, political, scientific
specialized, technical
common, shared

have
acquire, learn
Learners of languages acquire vocabulary through practice.

build, develop
broaden, enlarge, enrich, expand, extend, increase
This book has been designed to help you expand your vocabulary.

enter
The expression ‘think tank’ entered the vocabulary (= became part of the language) in the 1960s.

use
Specialized vocabulary is used in all the major disciplines.

item, word (AmE)
list
test
development

vocabulary for, vocabulary of
the essential vocabulary for tourism
the vocabulary of science

not in sb's vocabulary
The word ‘failure’ is not in his vocabulary (= for him, failure does not exist).