| Agree on (something) | We agree on that issue. |
| Agree with (a person) | I agree with you in that matter. |
| Approve of | Betty approves of exercising. |
| Arrive at OR in | They arrived in Tokyo last night. |
| | Have you arrived at a decision? |
| Complain about | Please do not complain about the color. |
| Consent to | She consented to her daughter’s marriage. |
| Comment on | She commented on his haircut. |
| Consist of | Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen. |
| Depend on | I am depending on you to help me. |
| Laugh at | We laughed at his silly shirt. |
| Object to | Do you object to my smoking? |
| Succeed in | He succeeded in making everyone angry. |
| Be afraid of | Jake is afraid of dogs. |
| Be accustomed to | I was accustomed to seeing her every day. |
| Be aware of | Are you aware of this problem? |
| Be bored with | Todd is bored with backgammon. |
| Be certain of | He cannot be certain of the date. |
| Be disappointed with | Susan was disappointed with her meal. |
| Be familiar with | Is Doctor Jones familiar with that new pill? |
| Be famous for | Michigan is famous for its Great Lakes. |
| Be frightened by | Don’t be frightened by the dog, he won’t bite. |
| Be happy with | The Smith’s are very happy with their new car. |
| Be in favor of | Are you in favor of abortion? |
| Be interested in | John is interested in anthropology. |
| Be opposed to | He is really opposed to buying a new car. |
| Be satisfied with | He is not satisfied with his new school. |
| Be surprised at (or) by | I was surprised by his behavior. |
| Be tired of | Maria is tired of working for a living. |
| Be worried about | Mark is very worried about his sick mother. |
| According to | According to the news, it will rain tonight. |
| Along with | Can you take this bottle along with these cans, to the recycle bin? |
| As well as | I enjoy physics as well as math. |
| Because of | Because of the strike, there will be no buses today. |
| By means of | The child entered the yard by means of an open gate. |
| By way of | John went to Paris by way of London. |
| In addition to | In addition to studying ballet full-time, Patricia works part-time. |
| In case of | In case of fire, break glass and pull alarm. |
| In consideration of | In consideration of all your hard work I would like to take you to dinner. |
| In contrast to (or) with | In contrast to last summer, this summer is quite cool. |
| In deference to | In deference to her age, we did not argue with her. |
| In hopes of | We came here in hopes of meeting the famous musician. |
| In lieu of | He gave an oral report in lieu of the written exam. |
| In pursuit of | The business is in pursuit of excellence. |
| In search of | They went into the cave in search of lost treasure. |
| In spite of | In spite of his good intentions, he did not study much or do well on the exam. |
| In the face of | In the face of a severe drought, conservation measures needed to be adopted. |
| In terms of | He was a good teacher in terms of getting his students to pass their exams. |
