absorbed ____ I’ve been absorbed ____ my work all morning. access ____ I need access ____ your computer files. according ____ According ____ the rules, we are not allowed. accuse ____ Don’t accuse me ____ taking your bag. acquainted ____ Are you acquainted ____ French Literature? adhere ____ Please adhere ____ social distancing guidelines. advantage ____ You have 1 advantage ____ me, you’re taller. agree ____ I think we can both agree ___ that at least. agree ____ I fully agree ___ you. aimed ____ This book is aimed ___ teenage readers. appeal ____ Football doesn’t appeal ____ me. apply ____ / ____ I applied ___ that company ____ a job. approve ____ My parents didn’t approve ____ my decision. aptitude ____ She has an aptitude ____ numbers. arrive ____ When did you arrive ____ England? arrive ____ We arrived ____ the airport just in time. ashamed ____ I’m ashamed ____ the way I acted last night. associate ____ I would never have associated him ____ that. attached ____ Please find my CV attached ____ this email. attitude ____ He has a great attitude ____ work. JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE access to asborbed in accuse of according to adhere to acquainted with agree on advantage over aimed at agree with apply to / for appeal to aptitude for approve of arrive at arrive in associate with ashamed of attitude towards/to attached to PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS aversion ____ He’s lazy and has an aversion ____ work. aware ____ I wasn’t aware ____ her financial problems. bad ____ I’m really bad ____ dancing, you’ve been warned. ban ____ We should introduce a ban ____ fossil fuels. based ____ This film is based ____ a true story. believe ____ Do you believe ____ god? belong ____ I just don’t belong ____ this country anymore. belong ____ That belongs ____ me, it’s not yours. belong ____ I belong ____ you, you’re my sweetheart. blame ____ Don’t blame me ____ all your problems. blame ____ Don’t put the blame ____ me for your issues. brag ____ Yeah, you did well but stop bragging ____ it. capable ____ Are you capable ____ doing it by yourself? care ____ He’s busy caring ____ his elderly mother.. care ____ Politicians don’t really care ____ us. certain ____ I’ll be there for you. You can be certain ____ that. change ____ There’s been a change ____ the weather lately. change ____ I really need a holiday, a change ____ scenery. change ____ I’ve made a few changes ____ the report. comment ____ Please don’t comment ____ my appearance. JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE aware of aversion to ban on bad at believe in based on belong to belong in blame for belong with brag about blame on care for capable of certain of care about change of change in comment on change to PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS compare ____ He compared children ____ young trees growing. compare ____ Compared ____ Spain, Irish weather is terrible. comply ____ Please comply ____ the rules. concentrate ____ I’m trying to concentrate ____ my work, be quiet. confide ____ She’s my best friend, I can confide ____ her. confident ____ Are you confident ____ winning the match? congratulations ____ Congratulations ____ passing your exam. content ____ Are you content ____ your progress? contrast ____ In contrast ____ France, healthcare here is poor. cope ____ He struggles to cope ____ pressure. count ____ A party? I’d love to come, count me ____. count ____ Sorry, I have to work that day so count me ____. count ____ You can count ____ me for support. craving ____ Do you often get cravings ____ chocolate? crazy ____ Both my kids are crazy ____ football. crowded ____ The beach will be crowded ____ tourists now. cruel ____ People are cruel ____ animals. cure ____ Do you reckon we’ll ever find a cure ____ cancer? damage ____ The storm caused damage ____ our house. danger ____ We’re in danger ____ missing our flight. JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE compared to/with compare to concentrate on comply with confident of confide in content with congratulations on cope with contrast to/with count out count in craving for count on crowded with crazy about cure for cruel to danger of damage to PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS decision ____ Have you made any decision ____ what to do? decrease ____ There’s been a decrease ____ temperature. delay ____ There’s a delay ____ the delivery of your package. delight ____ He delights ____ watching old movies. delighted ____ Oh, that’s great news. I’m delighted ____ you. delighted ____ Thanks, I’m delighted ____ the news. demand ____ There’s been great demand ____ vaccines here. ____ demand Vaccines have been ____ demand here. ____ demand Netflix is an ____ demand streaming service. depend ____ It all depends ____ the weather. deprived ____ We’ve been deprived ____ real opportunities. detrimental ____ Climate change is detrimental ____ our future. devoid ____ The region is dry and devoid ____ vegetation. devote ____ I must devote more time ____ studying English. die ____ You’ll die ____ this cold if you stay outside. die ____ She died ____ old age. disappointed ____ I’m disappointed ____ my new toaster, it sucks. disappointed ____ I’m disappointed ____ you, you’ve let me down. discourage ____ She discouraged me ____ going there. discriminate ____ We must stop discriminating ____ minorities. JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE decrease in decision on/about delight in delay in delighted with delighted for in demand demand for depend on on demand detrimental to detrimental to devote to devoid of die of die from disappointed in disappointed with discriminate against discourage from PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS dislike ____ She shared his father’s dislike ____ housework dispose ____ Where can I dispose ____ used batteries? disregard ____ You’ve shown total disregard ____ my feelings. distract ____ Don’t let me distract you ____ your work. dream ____ I dreamt ____ you last night. dream ____ I dream ____ owning a house by the sea. eligible ____ Some students are eligible ____ university grants. emphasis ____ I place a lot of emphasis ____ good grammar. engaged ____ She’s not single, she’s engaged ____ an actor. engrossed ____ I’ve been engrossed ____ this books for days. entitled ____ Am I entitled ____ a full refund with this receipt? entrance ____ Excuse me, is this the entrance ____ the museum? entry ____ We were refused entry ____ the club. envious ____ It’s unhealthy to be so envious ____ others. exception ____ Everyone came with the exception ____ Tom. exception ____ That is the exception ____ the rule. excited ____ Are you excited ____ your new job? excuse ____ There’s simply no excuse ____ that bad attitude. expense ____ Shell profits at the expense ____ the environment. expert ____ My father is an expert ____ Western movies. JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE dispose of dislike of/for distract from disregard for dream of dream about emphasis on eligibile for engrossed in engaged to entrance to/of entitled to envious of entry to/into exception to exception of excuse for excited about expert in expense of PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS faced ____ We’re faced ____ an uncertain future. faith ____ I’ve lost faith ____ you. faithful ____ Have you been faithful _____ your partner? familiar ____ The name is familiar ____ me. familiar ____ Are you familiar ____ my country? famous ____ La Rioja is famous ____ wine. fear ____ I have a fear ____ spiders and snakes. fill ____ It fills me ____ joy to know you’re doing so well. fixated ____ It’s a country fixated ____ the past. flair ____ She has a wonderful flair ____ creativity. fond ____ I’m very fond ____ her, she means a lot to me. free ____ You don’t have to pay, it’s free ____ charge. friendly ____ They were very friendly ____ us. generous ____ He’s always been very generous ____ me. good ____ Are you good ____ cooking? good ____ It’s so good ____ you to think of me like that. good ____ You’re so good ____ kids. Don’t you want any? graduate ____ When did you graduate ____ university? grasp ____ I have a grasp ____ the Italian language. grateful ____ I’m grateful ____ you for all you’ve done. JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE faith in faced with familiar to faithful to famous for familiar with fill with fear of flair for fixated on free of fond of generous to friendly to/towards good of good at graduate from good with grateful to grasp of PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS grudge ____ It’s not healthy to hold a grudge ____ people. guilty ____ Our governments are guilty ____ lying to us. habit ____ I do have a habit ____ biting my nails. harmful ____ UV light can be harmful ____ skin. hear ____ I heard ____ it on the news. hear ____ Have you ever heard ____ a place called Cork? hear ____ I haven’t heard ____ you in ages, how are you? heir ____ Prince William is heir ____ the throne, right? hope ____ Let’s hope ____ the best. hopeful ____ We’re hopeful ____ reaching an agreement. hopeless ____ I’m absolutely hopeless ____ singing. hospitable ____ Irish people are usually hospitable ____ tourists. identical ____ You look identical ____ your sister. immune ____ Does the vaccine make you immune ____ Covid? impact ____ It had a huge impact ____ me. impolite ____ Why were you so impolite ____ that waiter? impression ____ You have to make a good impression ____ them. improvement ____ This essay is an improvement ____ your last one. improvement ____ There’s been an improvement ____ your writing. include ____ I don’t want to include her ____ any of our plans. JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE guilty of grudge against harmful to habit of hear of hear about heir to hear from hopeful of hope for hospitable to/towards hopeless at immune to identical to impolite to impact on improvement on impression on include in improvement on PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS increase ____ The price of petrol has increased ____ 10 cent. increase ____ There’s been a 10 cent increase ____ the price. indifferent ____ We’re indifferent ___ the suffering of others. indulge ____ I’ve never been on to indulge ____ gossip. inferior ____ Nobody is inferior ____ you here. insist ____ She insisted ____ paying for lunch. intention ____ I have no intention ____ doing that for you. interest ____ When did you first take an interest ____ science? interested ____ I’m not interested ____ anything you have to say. interfere ____ The bad weather interfered ____ our plans. interfere ____ Stop interfering ____ my life. invest ____ I’ve invested money ____ Bitcoin. invitation ____ I received an invitation ____ their wedding. involve ____ I don’t want to get involved ___ that argument. jealous ____ I’m not jealous ____ anyone, why should I be? joke ____ What are you joking ____? Tell me! justification ____ There’s no justification ____ that. keen ____ I’m quite keen ____ reading, especially sci-fi. lack ____ There’s a lack ____ green spaces in my city. laugh ____ Stop laughing ____ me! It’s not funny. JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE increase in increase by indulge in indifferent to insist on inferior to interest in intention of interfere with interested in invest in interfere in involve in invitation to joke about jealous of keen on justification for laugh at lack of PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS laugh ____ I’m not laughing at you, I’m laughing ____ you! lecture ____ I attended an interesting lecture ____ sociology. lie ____ I would never lie ____ you. liking ____ I’ve always had a liking ____ the sea. look ____ I’m looking ____ a job. look ____ If you don’t know the meaning, look it ____ online. look ____ Police are looking ____ the case. loyal ____ Dog are very loyal ____ their owners. mad ____ I’m mad ____ her, she’s the one for me. mad ____ Are you still mad ____ him for what he did? married ____ How long have you been married ____ her? mingle ____ I love mingling ____ people at parties. need ____ I feel the need, the need ____ speed. nervous ____ Are you nervous ____ the interview? new ____ I’m new ____ the area so don’t have many friends. object ____ I strongly object ____ that statement. oblivious ____ I was oblivious ____ what was going on. obsessed ____ I’ve been obsessed ____ that band for ages. obvious ____ It seems obvious ____ me. occur ____ It never occured ____ me to invite her. JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE lecture on laugh at liking for lie to look up look for loyal to look into mad at/with mad about mingle with married to nervous about need for object to new to obsessed with oblivious to occur to obvious to PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS opinion ____ What’s your opinion ____ him? Do you like him? opinion ____ I have no opinion ____ the matter. opposed ____ I’m bitterly opposed ____ all bullfighting. optimistic ____ Are you optimistic ____ the future? outlook ____ She has a positive outlook ____ life. ____ the outskirts The airport is ____ the outskirts of the city. peculiar ____ Does this taste peculiar ____ you? persist ____ Why do you persist ____ talking about it? pity ____ I feel great pity ____ people in that country. pity ____ She took no pity ____ any of her rivals. pleased ____ Are you pleased ____ your progress so far? pleasure ____ He takes great pleasure ____ such things. popular ____ Southern Spain is popular ____ tourists. prejudiced ____ They’re prejudiced ____ indigenous peoples. pride ____ I take pride ____ my work. pride ____ I pride myself ____ my professionalism. prior ____ Please fasten your seatbelt prior ____ take-off. prone ____ I’m clumsy and quite prone ____ accidents. proud ____ I’m so proud ____ you, well done. react ____ He didn’t react ____ the news, just sat there. JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE JPE opinion on opinion of optimistic about opposed to on the outskirts outlook on persist in peculiar to (take) pity on (have) pity for pleasure in pleased with prejudiced against popular among/with pride (yourself) on (take) pride in prone to prior to react to proud of PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS PREPS