| Prepositions after Nouns | ||
|---|---|---|
| absence from | duty to | objection to |
| abundance of | eagerness for | obligation to |
| access to | economy of | obstruction to |
| admission to | enmity for/with/against | offense against |
| advice against | envy of | opportunity of |
| affection for | equality with | passion for |
| allegiance to | escape from | payment for |
| anger at/about/with | esteem for | pity for |
| anxiety for | excuse for | power over |
| appetite for | experience in/of | prejudice against |
| approval of | exposure of | preparation for |
| aptitude for | failure of | pride in |
| arrival at/in | faith in | proficiency in |
| assent to | fear of | quarrel with/about |
| assurance of | fondness for | question on |
| attack on | freedom from/of | regard for |
| attention on | glance at | regret for |
| authority for/on/over | gratitude for/to | reply to |
| bargain for/with | greed for | report on |
| battle with | grief at/for | request for |
| belief inĀ | guess at | resemblance to |
| benevolence towards | hatred of | resignation from |
| blindness to | hope of | respect for |
| cause for/of | identity to | revolt against |
| caution against | indifference to | safety from |
| chance of | indulgence of | satisfaction with |
| choice between | inquiry into | search for |
| comparison with | insight into | smell of |
| compassion for | interview with | sin against |
| compensation for | intimacy with | stain on |
| complaint against | intrusion into | submission to |
| concession to | invitation to | success in |
| confidence in | jealousy of | sympathy with |
| conformity to/with | judge of | taste of |
| contempt for | kindness to | testimony to |
| control over | knock at | traitor to |
| conviction of | knowledge of | trust in |
| correspondence with | lecture on | vote against/for |
| craving for | likeness to | wait for |
| dependence on | liking for | want of |
| desire for | limit to | wish for |
| difference from/to | longing for | witness of |
| discussion with | look at | wonder at |
| disgust at | lust for | worry about/over |
| dislike of | meeting with | yearning for |
| distaste for | need for | zeal for |
| distrust of | obedience to | zest for |
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