Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser (my reading book .txt) 📖
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tinge of mockery
tissue of misrepresentations
tolerant of folly
tone of severity
top of ambition
torrent of fervor
totality of effect
touch of severity
touchstone of genius
trace of bitterness
tradition of mankind
train of disasters
trait of cynicism
trance of delight
transport of enthusiasm
trappings of wisdom
trend of consciousness
tribute of admiration
trick of fancy
tumult of applause
turmoil of controversy
turn of events
twilight of elderliness
twinge of envy
Uunity of purpose
universality of experience
Vvagrancy of thought
valley of misfortune
vanguard of progress
vehemence of manner
vehicle of intercourse
veil of futurity
vein of snobbishness
velocity of movement
vestige of regard
vicissitudes of life [vicissitudes = sudden or unexpected changes]
vision of splendor
vividness of memory
voice of ambition
void of authority
volume of tradevow of allegiance
Wwarmth of temperament
waste of opportunity
wave of depression
wealth of meaning
weariness of sorrow
web of villainy
weight of argument
whiff of irritation
whirl of delight
whirligig of life
whirlwind of words
wilderness of perplexities
wiles of innocence
word of opprobrium [opprobrium = disgrace from shameful conduct]
work of supererogation [supererogation = to do more than is required]
world of fantasy
worthy of mention
y
yoke of convention
Zzest of enjoyment
zone of delusion
Preposition "by"
Aaffected by externals
allayed by sympathy
animated by victory
appraised by fashion
assailed by conscience
attained by effort
avert by prayer
Bballasted by brains
beset by difficulties
bound by opinion
branded by defeat
Ccharacterized by discretion
chastened by sorrow
cheek by jowl
circulated by malice
clogged by insincerity
colored by environment
condemned by posterity
confirmed by habit
consoled by prayer
convinced by argument
convulsed by divisions
Ddarkened by shadows
dazzled by fame
depraved by pain
devoured by curiosity
disgusted by servility
driven by remorse
Eembarrassed by timidity
encouraged by success
enfeebled by age
enforced by action
enjoined by religion
enriched by gifts
established by convention
evoked by shame
Ffascinated, by mystery
favored by fortune
fettered by systems
fired by wrath
forbid by authority
fortified by faith
Ggoverned by precedent
guided by instinct
Hhaunted by visions
hushed by denial
Iimpelled by duty
inculcated by practise
induced by misrepresentation
influenced by caution
inspired by love
Llearned by rote
Mmarked by acuteness
measured by years
Nnarrowed by custom
Ooccasioned by irritation
oppressed by destiny
p
parched by disuse
persuaded by appeal
portray by words
prescribed by custom
prevented by chance
prompted by coquetry
purged by sorrow
Rracked by suffering
refuted by reason
repelled by censure
restrained by violence
rising by industry
Ssanctioned by experience
shaped by tradition
soured by misfortune
stung by derision
supplanted by others
supported by evidence
Tthwarted by fortune
tempered by charity
tormented by jealousy
tortured by doubt
Uunadorned by artifice
undaunted by failure
undetermined by sorrow
undone by treachery
unfettered by fear
urged by curiosity
Vvitalized by thought
Wwon by aggression
worn by time
wrenched by emotions
Preposition "in"
Aabsorbed in meditation
affable in manner [affable = gentle and gracious]
atone in measure
Bbarren in intellect
basking in sunshine
buried in solitude
Ccall in question
clothed in truth
cloying in sweetness [cloying = too filling, rich, or sweet]
confident in opinion
confute in argument
contemplative in aspect
cumbrous in style [cumbrous = cumbersome; difficult to use]
Ddeficient in insight
delight in learning
deterioration in quality
difference in detail
diligent in application
diminish in respect
dwarfed in numbers
Eend in smoke
enumerate in detail
experienced in duplicity
Ffeeble in influence
fertile in consequence
flourish in luxuriance
founded in truth
Ggaze in astonishment
go in pursuit
graceful in proportion
grievously in error
Hhold in bondage
Iimmersed in thought
indulge in reverie
inferior in character
influential in society
ingenuity in planning
instance in point
involved in obscurity
Kkept in abeyance
Llandmarks in memory
languish in obscurity
lie in wait
limited in scope
linger in expectation
listen in amazement
lost in awe
lower in estimation
luxuriant in fancy
Mmonstrous in dulness
mysterious in origin
Nnoble in amplitude
nursed in luxury
Oorganized in thought
Ppetulant in expression
plead in vain
pleasing in outline
plunged in darkness
positive in judgment
practical in application
pride in success
protest in vain
pursued in leisure
Qquick in suggestion
Rready in resource
recoiling in terror
remote in character
revel in danger
rich in variety
rooted in prejudice
Sschooled in self-restraint
scrupulous in conduct
set in motion
skilled in controversy
sound in theory
stammer in confusion
stricken in years
strides in civilization
striking in character
stunted in growth
Ttender in sentiment
Uunique in literature
unity in diversity
unprecedented in kind
Vversed in knowledge
Wwallow in idolatry
wanting in dignity
waver in purpose
weak in conception
Preposition "into"
Aabashed into silence
Bbeguile into reading
betray into speech
blending into harmony
bring into disrepute
bullied into silence
burn into memory
burst into view
Ccall into question
carry into conflict
chill into apathy
coming into vogue
cringe into favor
crumbled into dust
crystallized into action
Ddash into fragments
deepen into confusion
degenerate into monotony
deluded into believing
descent into death
dissolve into nothingness
dragged into pursuit
drawn into controversy
dribbling into words
driven into servitude
dulled into acquiescence
Eelectrify into activity
elevated into importance
enquire into precedents
enter into controversy
expand into weakness
Ffade into insignificance
fall into decay
fashion into festoons
flame into war
flower into sympathy
forced into action
frozen into form
fuse into unity
Ggalvanize into life
go into raptures
goaded into action
Hhushed into silence
Iincursions into controversy
insight into truth
inveigled into dispute [inveigled = convince by coaxing, flattery]
Kkindle into action
Llapse into pedantry [pedantries = attention to detail or rules]
lash into silence
launch into disapproval
lead into captivity
leap into currency
lulled into indifference
Mmelt into space
merge into character
p
pass into oblivion
plunge into despair
pour into print
Qquicken into life
Rrelapse into savagery
rendered into music
resolve into nothingness
retreat into silence
ripened into love
rush into print
Sshocked into attention
sink into insignificance
smitten into ice
snubbed into quiescence
stricken into silence
summoned into being
swollen into torrents
Ttake into account
thrown into disorder
transform into beauty
translated into fact
Uusher into society
Vvanish into mystery
Wwander into digression
wheedled into acquiescence
withdraw into solitude
Preposition "to"
Aaddicted to flattery
adherence to principle
affect to believe
akin to truth
alive to opportunity
allied to virtue
amenable to reason
aspire to rule
attempt to suppress
aversion to publicity
Bblind to demonstration
brought to repentance
Cclaim to perpetuity
come to nothing
committed to righteousness
common to humanity
conducive to happiness
conformable to fact
consigned to oblivion
constrained to speak
contribution to knowledge
Ddeaf to entreaty
dedicated to friendship
deference to custom
devoted to ideals
disposed to cavil [cavil = raise trivial objections]
doomed to destruction
driven to despair
dwarf to unimportance
Eempowered to act
endeared to all
excite to pity
exposed to derision
Ffly to platitudes
foredoomed to failure
Ggiven to extravagance
ground to atoms
Hharassed to death
hostile to progress
Iimpervious to suggestion
impossible to reconcile
impotent to save
incentive to devotion
incitement to anger
inclined to vascillate
indifference to truth
intent to deceive
intolerable to society
inured to fatigue [inured = habituate to something undesirable]
invocation to sleep
Llaugh to scorn
left to conjecture
lost to remembrance
Oobedience to conscience
oblivious to criticism
offensive to modesty
open to reason
opposed to innovation
p
pander to prejudice
pertaining to fashion
prone to melancholy
propose to undertake
provoke to laughter
put to confusion
Rrecourse to falsehood
reduced to impotence
related to eternity
repeat to satiety
repugnant to justice
requisite to success
resort to violence
run to seed
Sseek to overawe
serve to embitter
spur to action
stimulus to ambition
stirred to remonstrance
subject to scrutiny
succumb to fascination
superior to circumstances
susceptible to argument
Ttemptation to doubt
tend to frustrate
trust to chance
Uutilize to advantage
Vventure to say
vital to success
Wwedded to antiquity
Yyield to reason
Preposition "with"
Aabounding with plenty
accord with nature
act with deliberationadorn with beauty
afflict with ugliness
aflame with life
allied with economy
anticipate with delight
ascertain with exactness
attended with danger
Bbeam with self-approval
behave with servility
big with fate
blinded with tears
blush with shame
branded with cowardice
bubbling with laughter
burn with indignation
Ccling with tenacity
clothe with authority
compatible with freedom
comply with tradition
conceal with difficulty
consistent with facts
covered with ignominy
crush with sorrow
Ddeny with emphasis
depressed with fear
dispense with formality
distort with passion
Eecho with merriment
endow with intelligence
endued with faith [endued = provide with a quality; put on]
endure with fortitude
examine with curiosity
Fface with indifference
flushed with pride
fraught with peril
furious with indignation
Gglowing with delight
Iimbued with courage
incompatible with reason
inconsistent with beauty
inflamed with rage
inspired with patriotism
intoxicated with joy
Kkindle with enthusiasm
Llaugh with glee
Mmeet with rebuke
mingled with curiosity
move with alacrity
Ooppressed with hardship
overcome with shyness
overflowing with love
overhung with gloom
Pperformed with regularity
pervaded with grandeur
proceed with alertness
punish with severity
Qquicken with pride
quiver with anxiety
Rradiant with victory
regard with loathing
relate with zest
repel with indignation
Ssaddle with responsibility
scream with terror
scrutinize with care
seething with sedition [sedition = conduct or language inciting rebellion]
sick with dread
sob with anguish
squirm with delight
suffuse with spirituality
Ttainted with fraud
teeming with life
tense with expectancy
thrill with excitement
throb with vitality
tinged with romance
touched with feeling
treat with contempt
tremble with fear
Uunmixed with emotion
utter with sarcasm
Vvibrant with feeling
view with awe
Wwield
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