EXPLANATIONS A.VERBS + PREPOSITIONS: ♥ IN 1.absorbed in s.th (especially absorbed in her work/ a book) 2.confide in s.o 3.be engrossed in s.th 4.implicate s.o in s.th 5.involve s.o in s.th 6.result in s.th 7.specialise in s.th 8.succeed in s.th ♥ FOR 1.account for s.th 2.allow for s.th (to take into consideration) 3.apologise for s.th/s.o (on their behalf: Let me apologise for Jack) 4.blame s.o for s.th 5.care for s.th/s.o 6.cater for s.th/s.o 7.charge s.o for s.th (make them pay for it) 8.count for s.th (especialy: I count for nothing in this company) 9.earmark s.th for a particular use 10.pay for s.o/s.th ♥ OF 1.accuse s.o of s.th 2.convict s.o of s.th 3.remind s.o of s.th 4.suspect s.o of s.th ♥ WITH 1.acquaint s.o with s.th 2.associate s.o with s.th 3.charge s.o with s.th 4.clutter with s.th (especially passive: The room was cluttered with boxes ) 5.coincide with s.th 6.collide with s.th 7.comply with s.th 8.concern with s.th (usually passive: be concerned with) 9.confront s.o with s.th 10.confuse s.o/s.th with s.o/s.th 11.cram with s.th (especially passive: be crammed with) 12.deal with s.o/s.th 13.discuss s.th with s.o 14.face with s.th (especially passive: be faced with) 15.ingratiate oneself with s.o 16.meet with s.th (especially: meet with an accident) 17.pack with s.th (especially passive: be packed with) 18.plead with s.o 19.provide s.o with s.th 20.tamper with s.th 21.trust s.o with s.th ♥ FROM 1.bar s.o from a place 2.benefit from s.th 3.derive s.th from s.th 4.deter s.o from s.th 5.differ from s.th 6.distinguish one thing from another thing (also distinguish between two things) 7.distract s.o from s.th 8.exempt s.o from s.th 9.expel s.o from a place 10.refrain from s.th 11.resign from s.th 12.result from s.th 13.stem from s.th 14.suffer from s.th 15.translate one language from/into another language ♥ ON 1.base s.th on s.o 2.blame s.th on s.o 3.centre s.th on s.th (usually passive: be centred on) 4.concentrate s.th on s.th 5.decide on s.th 6.depend on s.o/s.th 7.elaborate on s.th 8.impose on s.o 9.insist on s.th/s.o doing s.th 10.pride oneself on s.th ♥ AGAINST 1.insure s.th against s.th 2.protest agaisnt s.th ♥ ABOUT 1.argue about s.th 2.be concerned about s.th (be worried about) 3.boast about s.th 4.decide about s.th 5.protest about s.th ♥ OUT 1.phase s.th out ♥ AT 1.glance at s.th 2.guess at s.th 3.hint at s.th 4.marvel at s.th ♥ TO 1.answer to s.th (especially: answer to a description) 2.appeal to s.o (beg) 3.it appeals to me (meaning I like this idea) 4.apply oneself to s.th (this rule doesn’t apply to you) 5.attend to s.th said/heard 6.attribute s.th to s.o 7.commit oneself to s.th (especially passive: be committed to) 8.confess to s.th 9.devote oneself to s.th 10.prefer one thing to another thing 11.react to s.th 12.refer to s.th (this number refers to the next page) 13.refer s.o to s.o (the doctor referred me to a specialist) 14.be resigned to s.th 15.resort to s.th 16.see to s.th (meaning make sure it is done) 17.subject s.o to s.th (stresses: subject) 18.succeed to the throne 19.be used to doing s.th B.ADJECTIVES/NOUNS + PREPOSITIONS ♦ OF afraid of, ashamed of, aware of, capable of, conscious of, fond of, full of, be good of ( s.o to so s.th), indicative of, irrespective of, jealous of ♦ ABOUT annoyed about, anxious about, certain about, excited about, pleased about, right about, serious about, sorry about, upset about, wrong about ♦WITH angry with (a person), annoyed with(a person ), bored with, commensurate with, connected with, be good at dealing with, happy with, incompatible with, obsessed with, pleased with, preoccupied with ♦AT angry at (a person), annoyed at (a person), be bad at, be good at, surprised at ♦ON keen on ♦TO addicted to, attentive to, grateful to, kind to, immune to, imprevious to, indifferent to, liable to (likely to suffer from), married to, prone to ♦BY baffled by, bored by, detained by, distressed by, plagued by, shocked by, surprised by ♦FOR early for, eligible for, famous for, late for, liable for (legally responsible), ready for, responsible for, sorry for ♦IN deficient in, experienced in, implicated in, interested in ♦FROM absent from, derived from, different from, safe from, missing from ♦ON an authority on (expert), ban on, comment on, effect on, influence on, restriction on, tax on ♦TO access to, an alternative to, an attitude to, an exception to, a solution to, a threat to, a witness to ♦OVER be in authority over, have control over, be in dispute over s.th ♦WITH contrast with, be in dispute with s.o, encounter with, link with, quarrel with, relationship with ♦FOR admiration for, craving for, credit for, cure for, desire for, disregard for, provision for, recipe for, respect for, responsibility for, room for, sympathy for C.EXPRESSIONS BEGINNING WITH PREPOSITIONS * IN in advance, in the balance, in all likelihood, in answer to, in any case, in charge of, in the charge of, in collaboration with, in comparison with, in comfort, in decline, in demand, in dispute, in distress, in the early stages, in earnest, in the end, be in favour of s.th, be in favour with s.o, in fear of (be afraid of), in (good) condition, in harmony, in high spirits, in jeopardy, in one way or another, in practice, in recognition of, in response to, in short, in theory, in time, in trouble, in turn *WITH with the exception of, with intent to, with regard to, with a view to *AT at any rate, at fault, at first sight, at the first/second attempt, at the end, at large *ON on average, on approval, on a regular basis, on behalf of, on the contrary, on good terms, on loan, on the market (for sale), on (its) merits, on offer, on purpose, on the verge of *BEYOND beyond belief, beyond a joke, beyond the shadow of a doubt *BY by coincidence, by mistake, by the time, by rights, by surprise *FOR for fear of (because s.th might happen), for life, not for long, for the foreseeable future, for the time being *OUT OF out of breath, out of control, out of danger, out of doors, out of focus, out of luck, out of the ordinary, out of pocket, out of practice, out of all proportion, out of reach, out of stock, out of work *UNDER under age, under the circumstances, under control, under cover of, be under the impression that, under the influence of, under (a law), under an obligation, under pressure, under repair, under stress, under suspicion *WITHOUT without a chance, without delay, without exception, without a word *AFTER after all . EXPLANATIONS A.VERBS + PREPOSITIONS: ♥ IN 1.absorbed in s.th (especially absorbed