Spite (n): the desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone

           (v): to bother or hurt someone intentionally


Used with adjectives:

"He spread rumors out of pure spite."
(pure, sheer)

Used with verbs:

"He is full of spite."
(be + full of, feels)

Used with prepositions:

"He hurt his brother out of sheer spite."
(out of)

"He felt pure spite towards them."
(towards, toward)



"She did it just to spite me."

"He does things only to spite me."

"He played loud music at night to spite his neighbors."

"She gave her ex-husband's clothes away to spite him."


Tap (n): a faucet for controlling the flow of water; a gentle hit

        (v): to hit lightly


Used with adjectives:

"We installed a new hot-water tap yesterday."
(hot-water, cold-water, bath, kitchen)

"We have to fix the dripping tap."
(dripping, running, leaky, broken)

"She gave him a gentle tap on the shoulder."
(gentle, soft, light, little, quick, sharp)

Used with verbs:

"Please turn the tap clockwise."
(turn, twist, rotate, crank)

"Don't forget to turn on the bath tap."
(turn on, turn off)

"The tap is running."
(be + running, be + leaking, be + dripping)

"She heard a tap at the door."
(heard)

"I felt a tap on my shoulder."
(felt)

Used with nouns:

"Our tap water is just as safe as bottled water."
(water)

Used with prepositions:

"I thought I heard a tap at the door."
(at)

"She gave him a tap on the shoulder."

(on)


Identify: (v): to be able to tell who someone is or what something is; to find or discover


Used with adverbs:

"The witness could not accurately identify the robber."
(accurately, correctly, positively, clearly)

"She incorrectly identified an innocent man as the murderer."
(incorrectly, wrongly, falsely, mistakenly)

"I could easily identify him because of the scar on his face."
(easily, quickly)

"Nathan successfully identified all the European countries on the map."
(successfully)

"The report did not specifically identify the location of the accident."
(specifically)

"They are trying to formally identify the remains of the body."
(formally, properly)

"She was initially identified as the sole survivor."
(initially, originally)

Used with verbs:

"Are you able to identify this person?"
(able to)

"You need to identify what is causing the leak."
(need, must)

"Many researchers are hoping to identify ways to improve cancer treatment."
(hoping, striving, trying, attempting)

"The article failed to identify the victim."
(failed, declined, refused)



Incorporate (v): to make something a part of something else; to become a corporation


Used with adverbs:

"The company was formally incorporated today."
(formally, fully, finally, legally, officially)

"These new features can be easily incorporated."
(easily, quickly, readily)

"The area was successfully incorporated as part of the city."
(successfully)

Used with prepositions:

"The data is now incorporated in the report."
(in)

"He incorporated the essays into his book."
(into)

"His business was legally incorporated as a company."
(as)  (법인체를) 설립[창립]하다









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