OF
nice / kind / good / stupid / silly / intelligent / clever / sensible / (im)polite / rude / unreasonable of someone (to do something):
It was very nice / kind of you to help me.
afraid / scared / frightened / terrified of someone / something
Are you afraid of spiders?
proud / ashamed of someone / something:
I'm not ashamed of doing that.
fond of something / someone:
She is really fond of running.
full of something:
The cinema was full of people.
short of something:
I'm a bit short of money.
TO
nice / kind / good / (im)polite / rude / (un)pleasant / (un)friendly / cruel to someone:
She has always been very nice / kind to me.
married to someone
She is married to a business man.
similar to something:
Her style is similar to mine.
ABOUT – WITH – FOR
angry / furious about something // with someone for something:
He got angry about it.
exited / worried / upset about something:
Are you exited about travelling together next week?
pleased / disappointed / satisfied with something:
Were you disappointed with the mark you got?
bored / fed up with something:
You get bored with that show every day.
sorry about something:
I'm sorry about what I said yesterday.
sorry for doing something
I'm sorry for having mentioned that.
be / feel sorry for someone
I feel sorry for her. I feel pity for her.
famous for something:
Paris is famous for its culture.
responsible for something:
Who was responsible for breaking that?
AT/BY
surprised / shocked / amazed / astonished at/by something:
I was surprised by /at the photograph.
good / bad / excellent / brilliant / hopeless at (doing) something:
I'm not very good at swimming.
IN
interested in something:
Are you interested in Maths?
ON
keen on something:
I stayed at home; I’m not very keen on going out in the winter.
FOR
a cheque for (amount of money)
She sent me a cheque for £100.
a demand for something
There is a lot of demand for this product.
a need for something
There is a real need for help in developing countries.
a reason for something
You didn’t have any reasons for doing that!
IN
a rise in something
There has been a rise in taxes recently.
an increase in something
There has been an increase in prices lately.
a fall in something
There has been a fall in prices recently.
a decrease in something
There have been decreases in incomes lately.
OF
a cause of something
Your group of friends is the cause of all your troubles.
a photograph OR a picture of something or someone
Here you have a photograph of the Pyrenees.
TO
an invitation to a celebration of some type
We were invited to their birthday party.
reaction to something
Her reaction to my comment was great.
a solution to a problem
He indicated the solution to our problems.
an attitude to something (or TOWARDS something)
Her attitude towards her illness is not positive at all.
WITH
a relationship with someone or something
My relationship with my parents is great.
a connection with someone or something
His connections with the members of the government are evident.
a contact with someone or something
Do you keep in contact with your old colleagues?
BETWEEN
a connection between TWO things
There is no connection between the two crimes.
a relationship between TWO things
The relationship between the two friends was very strong.
a contact between TWO things
There is little relationship between them.
a difference between TWO things
There is no difference between those two pictures.
ACCUSE
accuse someone of something
He accused her sister of stealing his money.
TAKE CARE
take care of something / someone
Please take care of your little brother while I’m on holiday.
care for someone
She really cares for her grandmother who is ill.
care about something
I don't care about getting good marks at school.
CONSIST
consist of something
The group consists of different members.
AGREE
agree with someone / something
I don’t agree with you, that is not correct.
agree to do something
She agreed to lend her some money.
agree on something
We've agreed on sending the report tomorrow.
ASK
ask someone to do something
She asked him to do the shopping for her.
ask someone for something
Her teacher asked her for a report.
BELONG
belong to
This pen belongs to me.
COMPLAIN
complain to someone (about something)
He complained to the travel agency about the plane delay.
BLAME
blame something on someone
He blamed the accident on her wife.
blame someone for doing something
He blamed his brother for driving too fast.
CONCENTRATE
concentrate on something
The student concentrated on her Maths exam.
CONGRATULATE
congratulate someone on doing something
He congratulated her on passing her driving test.
DEPEND
depend on someone
She depended on her friends for support.
APPLY
apply for
I'm going to apply for a new job as a journalist.
APPOLOGISE
apologise for something
She apologised for being late to work.
BELIEVE
believe in
I believe in true friendship.
BORROW
borrow something from someone
He borrowed some money from the bank.
EXPLAIN
explain something to someone
She explained the new exercise to the students.
LISTEN
listen to someone
The students listened to their teacher.
LOOK
look at something
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
look for something / someone
I have to look for my calculator; I don’t know where it is.
look after someone
I need to look after my mother because she's ill.
PAY
pay someone for something
Can you pay me for the magazine I bought for you yesterday?
PREFER
prefer someone / something to someone
I prefer coffee to tea.
PROTECT
protect someone from something
A pair of gloves will protect you from the cold.
PROVIDE
provide someone with something
They provide students with the material needed.
REGARD
regard someone as
She regarded her teacher as the best she had ever had.
RELY
rely on someone / something
Can I rely on you and tell you a very important secret?
SEARCH
search for someone / something
The police dog searched the building for drugs.
SPEND
spend money / time on
I spent all my money on CDs.
THINK
think about someone / something
I think about you all day long.
think about / of doing something
I'm thinking about / of moving to a new house in the city centre.
think of something
I've just thought of a new idea.
What do you think of the new magazine?
TRANSLATE
translate from something into something else
Don't translate literally from Spanish.
WAIT
wait for someone
I was waiting for him at the bus stop but he never came.
WARN
warn someone about
The doctor warned her about the risks of smoking.