Adoration (n) – Gia looks up to her sister with adoration and love
Adore (vb) – Cindy absolutely adores her Grandfather
Appealing (adj) – A day at the seaside would be very appealing
Appeals to (vb) - Her books appeal to a mainly younger readership
Attracted to (vb) – Sandy has been attracted to Martin since they met
Attraction (n) – The main attraction of a career in football is the money
Captivate (vb) – The view over the port always captivates the tourists
Captivating (adj) – The rock band gave a captivating performance
Crazy about (adj) – Tina is crazy about the new boy band
Devoted to (adj) – Roger is devoted to his wife
Devotion (n) – His devotion to caring for the sick was incredible
Enjoy (vb) – I enjoy going to the cinema
Enjoyment (n) – Mike gets a lot of enjoyment from music
Fancy (vb) – Brian fancies the new secretary at his company
Fascinate (vb) – The Solar system and space fascinates Tim
Fascination (n) – Marty watched the film with fascination and fear
Fond of (adj) – Leon is very fond of dance music
Fondness (n) – Maggie has a fondness for Belgian chocolate
Keen on (adj) – Robert is very keen on playing cricket
Long for (vb) – Sheila longed for a cool drink on the hot day
Look forward to (vb) – I’m looking forward to the weekend
Love (vb) - Martina loves her children so much
Mad about (adj) – Cory is mad about motor racing
Passionate about (adj) – Julie is passionate about painting
Tempted by (vb) – The shoppers were tempted by the low prices
Worship (vb) – Mark absolutely worships his mother
Yearn for (vb) - John yearns for the good old days
Abhor (vb) – Richard abhors violence and leads a peaceful life
Abhorrent (adj) - Joe find the testing on animals abhorrent
Can’t bear (vb) – Brian can’t bear being away from home
Can’t stand (vb) – Mitchell can’t stand jazz music
Detest (vb) – Renate detests the cold mornings in winter
Detestable (adj) – People who are cruel to animals are detestable
Disgust (n) – The crowd walked out in disgust after the match
Disgusting (adj) – The smell of rotten eggs was disgusting
Dread (vb) – Keith is dreading his driving test
Dreadful (adj) – The movie was so dreadful that they left early
Hate (vb) – Tom hates having to work on Saturdays
Hatred (n) – Colin has an extreme hatred of racist people
Loathe (vb) – Kevin loathes doing housework
Loathsome (adj) - Brenda’s loathsome boss made her work overtime
Repel (vb) – Jim’s arrogance repels a lot of people
Repulsion (n) – The fight made Dave turn his head in repulsion
Revolted by (adj) – Frank was revolted by the violent scenes
Revulsion (n) – The cruelty left him with a feeling of revulsion