| accuse | ... of (doing) something | John accused Sue of being selfish |
| ask | ... for something | I wrote to the company asking them for more information about the job |
| blame | ...for... | Everybody blamed me for the accident. |
| borrow | ... from ... | She had to borrow some money from her friend. |
| charge | ... with ( an offence / a crime ) | The men have been arrested and charged with robbery. |
| congratulate | ... on ( doing ) something | I congratulated him on his success. |
| cure | ( somebody ) of some illness | The doctor cured my father of that contagious disease. |
| divide / cut /split | something into ( two more parts) | The book is divide into three parts. |
| do | something ABOUT something ( = something to improve a bad situation) : | Our economic situation is getting worse and worse. the government has to do something about it. |
| explain | ( a problem / situation / a word etc.) TO someone | Can you explain this word to me ? |
| invite | someone TO ( party / a wedding etc.) | Have you been invited to any parties recently? |
| leave | ( a place) For (another place): | I have't seen Jane since she left home for work this morning. |
| point / aim | something AT someone / something: | Don't point that knife at me! It's dangerous. |
| prefer | ...to .... | We prefer rice to bread. |
| protect | .... from (or against) .... | We have to word hard to protect our women from being abused overseas. |
| provide | ..... with .... | Our parents provide us with everything we need. |
| regard | .... as ... | I will always regard her as one of my best friends. |
| remind | ... of ... | That girl reminds me of my ex-girlfriend. |
| sentence | ... to ... | He was found guilty and sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment. |
| spend | ... on .... | I spend a lot of time on writing. |
| throw | .... to ....( for someone to catch ) | Ben threw the ball to Jack. |
| throw | ... at .... ( in order to hit him/her ) | Somebody threw a sandal at the minister. |
| translate | from ( one language ) to ( another language ) | I have translated a lot of books from English to Indonesian. |
| warn | ...about / of ... | These people hdad not been warned of the tsunami. That's why, a lot of them took just took their time. |
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