look forward, I’m looking forward to meeting you., dream (life ambition), She dreams of moving to London., dream (in my sleep), She frequently dreams about falling., feel (to want to do something right now or to be in the mood for something.), I feel like going out tonight., apologize, I apologize for taking so long to reply., accuse (someone), They accused him of stealing the money., thank (someone), Thank you for helping me with this issue., congratulate (someone), We congratulated her on passing her exams., succeed, She succeeded in convincing the board., insist, He insisted on paying for dinner., prevent (someone), The security guard prevented them from entering the building., stop (someone), Nothing can stop him from pursuing his goal., concentrate / focus, We need to focus on improving our customer service., warn, Doctors warn against eating too much sugar., disapprove, Her parents disapprove of her working night shifts., approve, My parents approve of my studying abroad., object, He objects to working at weekends., worry, Stop worrying about making mistakes., care, She really cares about helping others., believe, I believe in treating people with respect., complain, They always complain about having too much work., forgive (someone), Please forgive me for keeping you waiting., blame (someone), Don't blame me for ruining the plan., praise (someone), The teacher praised him for solving the problem quickly., punish (someone), He was punished for breaking the rules., suspect (someone), Police suspect him of committing the crime., criticize (someone), She was criticized for making that decision., insist, He insisted on paying the bill., stop (someone), Nothing will stop me from achieving my goal., keep (someone), Try to keep the kids from making noise., protect (someone), Good clothing protects you from getting cold., save (someone), You saved me from making a huge mistake., give (to stop a habit, quit a activity, or surrender., He gave up smoking., think (focuses on the process of thinking over a period of time.), I am thinking about buying a new car. (I'm weighing my options right now.), think (focuses on a single idea popping into your mind, an opinion, or remembering.), I just thought of a great idea! (It came to my mind instantly.), persist, Why do you persist in asking the same question?, cope, She struggled to cope with managing seven projects., depend, Success depends on working hard every day., rely, You can rely on him getting the job done., count, Can I count on you helping us?, speaks, His behavior speaks of having great patience., plan, We plan on visiting Italy next summer., aim, The campaign aims at raising awareness., confess, He confessed to taking the document., admit, She admitted to feeling nervous before the speech., resign yourself, He resigned himself to working overtime., benefit, You will benefit from taking a short break., specialize, Our agency specializes in building websites., adjust, She soon adjusted to driving on the left., discourage (someone), HR discouraged staff from sharing personal data., encourage (someone), She encouraged the team in finding a better solution.

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