Verbs usually followed by -ingforms

avoid

enjoy

finish

mind

miss

practise

suggest

Verbs usually followed by infinitives

agree

choose

decide

expect

hope

learn

promise

try

want

vehicle

unmanned

human-powered

horse-drawn

wheeled vehicle

sedan

carriage

cart

scooter

Chinese culture is known for its rich history and traditions, such as the celebration of Chinese New Year.

Global Culture ｜  International Culture ｜ Local Culture: 

Social media has played an important role in the development of global culture.

Cultural tradition

By tradition, children play tricks on 1 April.

Thanksgiving is a tradition in the United States, where families gather to give thanks and share a meal together.

 In India, it is a custom for guests to remove their shoes before entering someone's to show respect.

In Chinese culture, it's taboo to use chopsticks to directly poke at the food in a bowl, as it is considered disrespectful to the food and table manners.

In Japanese culture, talking about money or asking someone's salary is taboo as it is considered impolite.

They concluded the meeting at 6 o'clock in theafternoon.

She concluded her talk with afunny story.

The study will concludenext week with a final report.

Conclusion/kənˈkluːʒn/

Wecan  draw some conclusions from our discussion. 

The meetingwill close at 6.00 p.m.

We will closethe meeting at 6 pm

The party was drawing to a close, and people started saying their goodbyes.

The meeting came to a close with a final speech from the chairman.

Let's wrap up this movie and get somedinner.  

I'm just about ready to wrap up thiscall, is there anything else you need from me?  

rely on 

count on 

I rely on my alarm clock to wake me up in the morning. 

She relies on her husband to take care of the children while she's at work. 

We rely on the bus to get us to school every day. 

Shecan count up to 10 in Italian.

Whenshe was 3, she could count up to 100 (count from 1 to 100)

I'm counting on you to be there for me when I need you.

Rely-> reliable 

I always go to John for advice because he's a reliable source of information.

credible

The witness was found to be credible by the jury.   

Incredible

It's incredible that he managed to run a marathon with a broken ankle. 

combine v. combination n

She combined some sugar, flour and butter to make some cookies.

These two schools will be combined into one.

The password needs to be a combination of letters and numbers.

commit v. commitment n

commit a crime

make a commitment

She always commits herself fully to her work.

I have a strong commitment to my studies and I spend hours every day learning and practicing.

compete v. competitor n. competitive adj competition n

The two teams will compete against each other in the final match.

The company's main competitor just released a new product.

He has a very competitive personality and always wants to win.

The competition for the scholarship was very intense.

relation  relationship

The relation between the teacher and students is good.

The teacher should build good relationship with the students.

His family name is Smith too, but we are no relations.

It takes time and effort to build a strong relationship.

leadership

John's strong leadership skills have helped the team succeed.

membership

You need to have membership card to use the gym.

Scholarship

Tom applied for a scholarship to study abroad.

appreciate n.

I really appreciate your help.

I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate everything you've done for me.

grateful adj.

I am so grateful for your help.

I'm really grateful to have you in my life.