VERBS
- appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
- Outwardly the couple appeared happy. Andrew felt happier than he had been for a long time
- become
- make sb
- Money won't make you happy
- keep sb
- He went home from time to time, to keep his mother happy
ADV
- extremely, only too, particularly, really, very
- We'd be only too happy to accept your invitation
- completely, perfectly, quite
- Mum seemed perfectly happy with my explanation
- genuinely, truly
- For the first time in her life, she felt truly happy
- far from, not altogether, not at all, not entirely, not exactly, not particularly, not too, not totally
- Her boss was not entirely happy about the situation
- fairly, pretty, reasonably, relatively
- just
- I'm just happy to be back home
- absurdly, amazingly, blissfully, deliriously, ecstatically, radiantly, ridiculously, strangely, surprisingly
- clearly, obviously
PREP
- about
- I'm not too happy about her attitude
- for
- So you're getting married, I hear. I'm really happy for you!
- with
- I was quite happy with the way things went
ADV
- extremely, gloriously, particularly, very, wonderfully
- It had been a gloriously happy time
- quite