a couple of
a far cry from abound in
access to (sth. /sb.) accor ing to
account for
acquaint (sb.)with adapt/adjust to
add to
add up
Adornsth. /sb. /oneself with sth after all
akin to
all around
all but
all in all
allow for
and how
anything but
apart/aside from appeal to
apply for
apply to
argue for
arrange (sth.)for (sb. /sth.)
as a result of
as a rule
as a whole
as far as I know
as far as sb. /sth. is concerned
as long as
as to
as well as
assign sth. to sb. /assign sb. to do sth. associate with
at a loss
at atime
at any rate
at best
at large
at least
at one time
at one’s disposal
at the expense of sth．
at the height of sth．at the mercy of
at the moment
at times
at will
attach to
attract sb. to
award (sth.)to (sb.) back and forth
be absent from
be absorbed in
be addicted to
be allergic to
be appropriate for/to be at work
be backed up
be bound to (do sth. )
be bound up with
be capable of
be characteristic of be characterized by be comparable to
be composed of
be concerned with sth．
be credited to
be credited with
be critical of
be distinct from
be eager to
be engaged in
be equal to
be equipped with
be essential to
be exempt from
be exposed to
be familiar with (sth．)
be far from
be free of/from
be hard on
be hostile to/towards
be intended for sb. /sth.
be native to
be obliged to
be on edge
be on good terms
be on sale
be on the air
be out of breath
be out ofcondition be out oforder
be out ofplace
be out ofshape
be proficient at/in sth. /doing sth.
be regarded as
be related to
be relevant to
be responsible for be sensitive to
be sick of
be similar to
be subjected to
be superior to
be supposed to
be swamped with’
be traced to
be under the weather
be up in the air
be used to doing
be willing to do sth. be/become aware of be/become/get accustomed to
be/get tired of sb. /sth. /doing sth.
Be/become/get involved in
before long
believe it or not belong to
benefit from
break down
break off
break through (sth. ) bring up
brush up on
build up
burst out
by accident
by all means
by and by
by chance
by far
by means of
by no means
by the way
by virtue of
care for
carry on (with sth. ) carry out
catch on
catch one’s breath catch up on．
cater to
charge for
check in
check out
cheer up
clear up
cling to collide with
combine with
come along
come down with come from
come in
come out
come to the point np come up
come up with compare with/to compensate for compete with complain about compress sth. into sth.
concentrate on confine sb. /sth. to sth．
conform to
consist of
contrast with contribute to
cool down
cool off
cope with
count in
count out
cut away
cut down
cut down on
cut off
date from /back to day in and day out depend on．
deprive sb. /sth. of sth.
derive from
describe sb. /sth as sth.
die away
dispose of
distinguish sth. from sth.
distribute. . . to. . . do with
down the drain dress up
drift away
drop by
drop in on sb.
Drop off
drop out (of)
due to
end up
endow sb. /sth.with sth.
enroll in
entitle (sb.)to (sth.) escape from
even if
every once in a while
every other
evolve from/out of evolve into
except for
excuse from
extract from
fade away
fall apart
fall asleep
fall back on
feed on
feel at home
figure out
fill in
fill in for
fill out
fill up
find out
fit in。