11. Respond to... How did Jack respond to your suggestion? You'd better do what I say or you'll be sorry! I don't respond to threats!...
10. Recover from It took a long time for him to recover from his food poisoning. He never really recovered from the shock of his wife dying. Well, it has only been a year. Maybe he needs more time....
9. Prevent...from... The weather prevented the flight from leaving. We must prevent Aides from spreading. This disease is a serious problem....
8. Persuade...into... Can you persuade her into accepting our offer? I don't know. I'll try my best. You can't persuade me into lending you more money. Come on...This time I know I can double your money and pay you back!...
7. Manage to Do you suppose you can manage to get me a visa? How did you manage to learn English in such a short time? I just practice blurting out useful sentences everyday for one year....
6. Contribute to I hope I can contribute to your team. There are two kinds of people: People who contribute to problems and people who contribute to solutions. I am definitely the type who contributes to solutions....
be limited to..... All speeches will be limited to 5 minutes. Ticket-sales will be limited to 1000....
4. Be involved in She has been involved in politics for years. The company is currently involved in a lawsuit. I read about it in the newspaper....
3. Count on If there's anything you need, count on me. Thanks for the offer. I'll keep it in mind. You can count on Chris to ruin any party. So, why would you invite a jerk like that anyway?...
2. Concentrate on If you concentrate all your energies on studying English, you will master the language. I can't concentrate on what I'm doing when it's so noisy in here! Then maybe you should turn off the radio and shut your door....
