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- 1be bound tovery likely to happen
ex. You're bound to forget people's names occasionally. - 2be liable tolikely to do, happen
ex. He’s liable to say anything that comes into his head. - 3be willing tobe happy to do something if it is needed
ex. You said you needed a volunteer - well, I'm willing. - 4be loath tobe unwilling to do something
ex. She’s loath to admit it, but she doesn’t really like opera. - 5be inclined tolean towards
ex. He's inclined to take the deal. - 6seem able toex. Somehow, I just don't seem able to settle down now I've come back to this country.
- 7due toexpected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time
ex. The next meeting is due to be held in three months' time. - 8be prepared toex. People are not really prepared to talk about these kinds of personal problems.
- 9be immune fromex. Journalists, he insisted, must be immune (= protected) from prosecution.
- 10be integral toex. Bars and terrace cafés are integral to (= necessary and important as a part of) the social life of the city.
- 11be ashamed ofex. You've got nothing to be ashamed of. (= feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done)
- 12characteristic ofex. Sentimentality seems a characteristic of (= typical or noticeable quality) all the writers of that period.
- 13be subject toThe agreement is still subject to (=needs) approval.
- 14be devoid ofTheir apartment is devoid of (= lacking) all comforts.
- 15be lacking inEx. Enthusiasm has been sadly lacking these past months at work.
- 16be descend fromex. Humans are descended from (= developed from) ape-like creatures.
- 17be intent onEx. The climbers were intent on (= determined) reaching the mountaintop despite the freezing temperatures.
- 18be compatible withex. his printer is compatible with ( = work successfully with) most PCs.
- 19filled withEx. She has filled my life with happiness.
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