| accustomed to
attached to/stick to |
He is accustomed to having his own office.
I am stick to the rules. |
| addicted to
aware of |
She is addicted to watching TV.
I am aware of the danger. |
| afraid of/scared of/frightened of
accused of |
She is afraid of speaking in public.
He is accused of killing his wife. |
| anxious about
associated with attributed to |
Norma is anxious about making the presentation.
Obesity is associated with fast food. The high inflation rate is attributed to economic crises. |
| bored of
based on busy with |
I am bored of doing the same old job.
The film is based on a true story. I am busy with my homework. |
| capable of
curios about |
He is capable of winning a gold medal.
I am curious about her life. |
| committed to | She is committed to improving her English. |
| concerned about
conscious of |
Nancy was concerned about being late.
I am conscious of my mistake. |
| content with | Tim is content with winning second place. |
| dedicated to | The organization is dedicated to ending poverty. |
| devoted to | The money will be devoted to protecting the environment. |
| disappointed with
derived from different from |
Fiona was disappointed with coming in third place.
This word is derived from a Latin word. My idea is different from yours. |
| discouraged by
deter from |
He was discouraged by not getting the job.
He was deterred from trying this risky sport. |
| excited about
exposed to experienced in |
The researcher was excited about going to Africa.
Don’t expose it to direct sunlight. I am experienced in cooking. |
| famous for
familiar with/to |
That actor is famous for being extremely weird.
I am not familiar with Spanish culture. Your face looks familiar to me. |
| fond of
full of |
She is fond of having picnics.
I am full of energy. |
| frightened of
fed up with furnished with |
She is frightened of being alone at night.
I am fed up with traffic! The room is furnished with modern equipment. |
| guilty of
grateful to |
The banker was guilty of stealing money.
I am grateful to you for your help. |
| happy about | He was happy about winning the lottery. |
| interested in
impressed with |
She is interested in becoming a doctor.
I am impressed with your performance. |
| involved in
immune to indifferent to inferior to superior to |
He was involved in making the movie.
I am immune to flu. I am indifferent to paparazzi news. Renault is inferior to Audi. Audi is superior to Renault. |
| known for
keen on notorious for |
She was known for causing problems.
I am keen on football. This bridge is notorious for suicides. |
| opposed to
qualified for |
They are opposed to building a new road in the park.
You are not qualified for this job. |
| proud of
puzzled by |
He was proud of having completed the marathon.
I am puzzled by this question. It is complex. |
| remembered for | She is remembered for protecting mountain gorillas. |
| responsible for
related to / relevant to |
He is responsible for causing the damage.
Your idea isn’t related to our plan !!! |
| scared of
satisfied with sensitive to similar to sure of / about suspicious of |
Tina is scared of being alone at night.
Jack is satisfied with his salary. My skin is sensitive to sunlight. This laptop is similar to mine. I am sure of her success. The police are suspicious of murder. |
| terrified of | The surfer is terrified of being attacked by a shark. |
| tired from | She is tired from working all day. |
| tired of | Margaret is tired of making dinner every night. |
| worried about
wrong with |
The hikers were worried about not having enough water.
Something is wrong with my computer. |