Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases novel. A total of 393 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases.by Greenville Kleiser.INTRODUCTION The most powerful and
Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases.by Greenville Kleiser.INTRODUCTION The most powerful and the most perfect expression of thought and feeling through the medium of oral language must be traced to the mastery of words. Nothing is better suited to lead speake
- 393 An ample and imposing structure An apostle of unworldly ardor An appreciable menace An ardent and gifted youth An arid dictum An artful and malignant enemy An a.s.sumption entirely gratuitous An a.s.sumption which proved erroneous An atmosphere of sunny
- 392 A welcome release from besetting difficulties A whole catalog of disastrous blunders A whole whirlpool of various emotions Abounding bodily vigor Above and beyond and before all else Absurd and inconsequential career Abundant and congenial employment Ac
- 391 A somewhat complicated and abstruse calculation [abstruse = difficult to understand] A sordid and detestable motive A sort of incredulous stupefaction A source of unfailing delight and wonder A species of moral usurpation A spirit inimical to learning A
- 390 A n.o.ble and puissant nation [puissant = with power, might] A novel and perplexing course A numerous company A painful and disconcerting deformity A partial disenchantment A pa.s.sage of extraordinary daring A patchwork of compromises A permanent and h
- 389 A great source of confusion A gross piece of stupidity A habit of riding a theory too hard A habit of rigorous definition A happy and compensating experience A haughty self-a.s.sertion of equality A hideous absurdity A hideous orgy of ma.s.sacre and out
- 388 A brilliant and paradoxical talker A burning sense of shame and horror A century of disillusionment A certain catholicity of taste [catholicity = universality] A cheap and coa.r.s.e cynicism A civilizing agency of conspicuous value A cleanness and probi
- 387 You can not a.s.sert You do not need to be told You have all read the story You have been gracious enough to a.s.sign to me You have been mindful You have been pleased to confer upon me You have but to observe You have done me great honor You have no ri
- 386 Whence it is, I say Whence was the proof to come While acknowledging the great value While I feel most keenly the honor While I have hinted to you Whilst I am on this matter Who can deny the effect Who can say in a word Who does not like to see Who has
- 385 What are you going to do What can avail What can be more intelligible What can be more monstrous than What can I say better What commonly happens is this What could be more captivating What could be more true What do we gain by What do we understand to
- 384 We have witnessed on many occasions We hear it is said sometimes We hear no complaint We heartily wish and mean We hold fast to the principle We laugh to scorn the idea We may all of us agree We may be permitted to remember We may contemplate with satis
- 383 We are a.s.sembled here to-day We are beginning to realize We are bound to give heed We are constantly being told We are fulfilling what I believe to be We are in the habit of saying We are met to-night We are not able to prove We are not disinterested
- 382 Time would not permit me To a man of the highest public spirit To avoid all possibility of being misunderstood To be more explicit To be sure, we sometimes hear To bring the matter nearer home To convince them of this To feel the true force of this argu
- 381 This is not the occasion or the place This is obvious This is on the whole reasonable This is only another ill.u.s.tration of This is owing in great measure to This is precisely what we ought to do This is said in no spirit of This is suggested to us Th
- 380 Therefore, there is no possibility of a doubt Therein lies your responsibility These alone would not be sufficient These are enough to refute the opinion These are general counsels These are generalizations These are my reasons for These are points for
- 379 There is a large cla.s.s of thinkers There is a lesson of profound interest There is a more important question There is a most serious lesson There is a mult.i.tude of facts There is a question of vital importance There is a very common tendency There i
- 378 The subject which has been a.s.signed to me The task has been placed in my hands The testimony of history is The theory seems at first sight The thought with which I shall close The time has manifestly now arrived The time is not far distant The time is
- 377 The important thing is The instance I shall choose The irresistible tendency of The kindness with which I have been received The last and distinguis.h.i.+ng feature is The latest inclination I have seen The lesson which we should take most to heart The
- 376 T Take another instance Take one of the most recent cases Take the simple fact Take this example Taking a broader view Taking the facts by themselves That is a further point That is a natural boast That is a pure a.s.sumption That is all that it seems n
- 375 So, to add one other example So, too, I may go on to speak So when I hear people say Some have insisted Some of you can recall the time Some of you may think this visionary Some of you will remember Some one will perhaps object Some prejudice is attache
- 374 petulant 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 Q quick in suggestion R ready in resource recoiling in terror remote in charac
- 373 E end in smoke enumerate in detail experienced in duplicity F feeble in influence fertile in consequence flourish in luxuriance founded in truth G gaze in astonishment go in pursuit graceful in proportion grievously in error H hold in bondage I immersed
- 372 supported by evidence T thwarted by fortune tempered by charity tormented by jealousy tortured by doubt U unadorned by artifice undaunted by failure undetermined by sorrow undone by treachery unfettered by fear urged by curiosity V vitalized by thought
- 371 fired by wrath forbid by authority fortified by faith G governed by precedent guided by instinct H haunted by visions hushed by denial I impelled by duty inculcated by practise induced by misrepresentation influenced by caution inspired by love L learne
- 370 Preposition "by" A affected by externals allayed by sympathy animated by victory appraised by fas.h.i.+on a.s.sailed by conscience attained by effort avert by prayer B ballasted by brains beset by difficulties bound by opinion branded by defea
- 369 tumult of applause turmoil of controversy turn of events twilight of elderliness twinge of envy U unity of purpose universality of experience V vagrancy of thought valley of misfortune vanguard of progress vehemence of manner vehicle of intercourse veil
- 368 succession of events suggestion of fancy sum of happiness summit of misery suns.h.i.+ne of life supremacy of good surface of events surfeit of verbiage [surfeit = supply to excess] surge of pathos suspense of judgment suspicion of flattery sweep of land
- 367 scantiness of resources scarves of smoke school of adversity sc.r.a.p of knowledge scruple of conscience searchlight of truth semblance of composure sensation of pity sense of urgency sentiment of disapprobation [approbation = warm approval; praise] seq
- 366 puzzledom of life Q quagmire of distrust qualities of leaders.h.i.+p qualm of conscience question of honor quickness of apprehension quivering of pain R radiance of morning range of experience rashness of intention ravages of time ray of hope reaches of
- 365 pageant of life pang of regret parade of erudition [erudition = extensive learning] pa.s.sion of patriotism pa.s.sivity of mind pattern of virtue peals of laughter pendulum of opinion pensiveness of feeling perils of fortune period of la.s.situde pertur
- 364 maze of words measure of absurdity minister of vengeance minuteness of description miracle of miracles mists of criticism modesty of reserve moment of la.s.situde monster of ingrat.i.tude monstrosities of character mood of tranquillity muddle of motives
- 363 intensity of faith interchange of ideas interval of leisure intoxication of vanity intrepidity of youth intuition of immortality invasion of thought irony of life J jangle of sounds jargon of philosophy jumble of facts justness of decision K keenness of
- 362 groundwork of melancholy growth of experience guide of aspiration gulf of incongruity gust of laughter H harbor of refuge harvest of regrets haven of rest haze of distance heat of enthusiasm height of absurdity hint of bitterness hopeful of success hori
- 361 fluctuation of fortune flush of youth flutter of expectation fog of sentimentalism force of conviction forest of faces form of captiousness [captiousness = point out trivial faults] fountain of learning fragment of conversation frame of mind frankness o
- 360 equanimity of mind era of fads error of judgment essence of eloquence excellence of vision excess of candor excitation of purpose excursiveness of thought exhibition of joy exhilaration of spirits expenditure of energy explosion of rage expression of st
- 359 depth of despair dereliction of duty derogation of character despoiled of riches dest.i.tute of power desultoriness of detail [desultoriness = haphazard; random] device of secrecy devoid of merit devoutness of faith dexterity of phrase diapason of motiv
- 358 clap of thunder clarity of thinking clash of arms cloak of ecclesiasticism code of morals cogency of argument combination of calamities command of wit community of interest compa.s.s of imagination complexity of life confidence of genius conflict of wil
- 357 betrayal of trust bevy of maidens bewilderment of feeling birds of prey bit of portraiture bitterness of anguish blackness of spirit blandishments of society blast of adversity blaze of fury blend of dignity bliss of solitude bloom of earth blow of fate
- 356 abhorrence of meanness absence of vainglory abyss of ignominy accent of conviction accretions of time acc.u.mulation of ages accuracy of aim acquisition of knowledge activity of attention acuteness of sensibility admixture of fear affectation of content
- 355 tumultuous, riotous, disorderly, and turbulent U ugly, evil, hateful, and base uncertain, questionable, erroneous, and mistaken unctuous, shrill, brisk, and demonstrative [unctuous = exaggerated, insincere] unhappy, unfortunate, distressed, and disastro
- 354 sentence, judgment, verdict, and doom serene, composed, conservative, and orderly several, sundry, many, and various severe, stern, stiff, and stringent shameless, corrupt, depraved, and vicious shock, surprise, terror, and forlornness simple, hearty, j
- 353 powerful, efficient, vivid, and forcible precise, delicate, discriminating, and fastidious prejudicial, injurious, noxious, and pernicious preposterous, irrational, unreasonable, and nonsensical pretense, subterfuge, simulation, and disguise prevent, re
- 352 mild, gentle, humble, and submissive mismanagement, indecision, obstinacy, and hardihood mixture, medley, variety, and diversification modesty, fineness, sensitiveness, and fastidiousness money, position, power, and consequence mood, temper, humor, and
- 351 informal, natural, unconventional, and careless insolent, impudent, impertinent, and flippant integrity, frankness, sincerity, and truthfulness intellectual, moral, emotional, and esthetic intense, earnest, violent, and extreme invent, discover, design,
- 350 gleam, glimmer, glance, and glitter gloomy, dismal, dark, and dejected glorious, n.o.ble, exalted, and resplendent glut, gorge, cloy, and satiate [cloy = too filling, rich, or sweet] good, safe, venerable, and solid government, law, order, and organizat
- 349 expend, dissipate, waste, and squander F facile, showy, cheap, and superficial faithful, truthful, loyal, and trustworthy fame, distinction, dignity, and honor fanatic, enthusiast, visionary, and zealot fanciful, unreal, fantastic, and grotesque fancy,
- 348 desperate, extreme, wreckless, and irremediable despicable, abject, servile, and worthless destructive, detrimental, deleterious, and subversive desultory, discursive, loose, and unmethodical [desultory = disconnected: haphazard] detestable, abominable, h
- 347 business, profession, occupation, and vocation C candid, sincere, familiar, and ingenuous captious, petulant, peevish, and splenetic [captious = point out trivial faults] cautious, discreet, considerate, and provident certain, confident, positive, and u
- 346 actual, positive, certain, and genuine adequate, uniform, proportionate, and equitable adventurous, fine, active, and gossipy adverse, antagonistic, unfriendly, and hostile advisable, advantageous, acceptable, and expedient affable, diffident, humble, a
- 345 unity, emphasis, and coherence unmodulated, cold, and expressionless unphilosophical, unsystematic, and discursive unscrupulous, heartless, and hypocritical unwholesome, bewildering, and unprofitable unworldly, peaceable, and philosophical upright, kind
- 344 strong, cool, and inflexible studied, discussed, and debated st.u.r.dy, energetic, and high-minded style, manner, and disposition subtle, delicate, and refined successful, energetic, and ingenious sudden, vehement, and unfamed suggestive, stimulating, a
- 343 scheming, contriving, and dishonesty self-absorbed, conceited, and contemptuous self-conscious, artificial, and affected self-exacting, laborious, and inexhaustible selfishness, coa.r.s.eness, and mendacity [mendacity = untruthfulness] sense, grace, and
- 342 quarrels, misunderstandings, and enmities questions, disputes, and controversies quicken, sharpen, and intensify quiet, unaffected, and unostentatious R raise, refine, and elevate rapid, robust, and effective rapt, emotional, and mystic raptures, transp
- 341 pervading, searching, and saturating petty, unsuccessful, and unamiable philosophy, morals, and discoveries picturesque, daring, and potent piety, charity, and humility pillage, arson, and bloodshed pious, patient, and trustful pity, sympathy, and compa
- 340 monstrous, incredible, and inhuman moral, material, and social motionless, staring, and appalled motives, purposes, and intentions mountains, seas, and vineyards moved, swayed, and ruled murder, destruction, and agony mystery, vagueness, and jargon N na
- 339 joyous, delightful, and gay justice, mercy, and peace K keen, clear, and accurate knowing, feeling, and willing knowledge, skill, and foresight L labors, anxieties, and trials large, rhythmical, and pleasing laughter, ridicule, and sneers lead, attack,
- 338 helpless, hopeless, and downtrodden high, lofty, and n.o.ble high-spirited, confident, and genial history, philosophy, and eloquence homage, ability, and culture honesty, probity, and justice [probity = integrity; uprightness] honors, riches, and power
- 337 freedom, honor, and dignity fresh, vigorous, and telling fretfulness, irritability, and petulance friendly, amiable, and sincere frigid, austere, and splendid fruitful, luminous, and progressive full, animated, and varied fullness, force, and precision
- 336 enmity, suspicion, and hatred enrich, discipline, and embellish enthusiasm, vehemence, and spirit envy, jealousy, and malice equable, animated, and alert erect, elastic, and graceful error, ignorance, and strife essence, existence, and ident.i.ty esteem
- 335 difficult, painful, and slow digestion, circulation, and a.s.similation dignity, solemnity, and responsibility diligent, cautious, and painstaking dingy, c.u.mbersome, and depressing directness, spontaneity, and simplicity disciplined, drilled, and trai
- 334 confused, broken, and fragmentary conscience, heart, and life conscientious, clear-headed, and accurate consistent, thoughtful, and steadfast consoling, pacifying, and benign constant, wise, and sympathetic const.i.tution, temperament, and habits convin
- 333 boisterous, undignified, and vulgar bold, original, and ingenious bombastic, incongruous, and unsymmetrical bountiful, exuberant, and luxurious brain, energy, and enterprise brave, authoritative, and confident breadth, richness, and freshness breathless
- 332 acuteness, honesty, and, fearlessness addition, correction, and amplification adventurous, eager, and afraid affected, pedantic, and vain [pedantic = attention to detail or rules] affluent, genial, and frank aggressive, envious, and arrogant agreeable,
- 331 paroxysmal outburst particularly notable partizan prejudice pa.s.sing panorama pa.s.sionate insistence pa.s.sive obedience patchwork manner patent example paternal tenderness pathetic helplessness patient endurance patriarchal visage patriotic enthusias
- 330 oppressive emptiness opprobrious epithet [opprobrious = contemptuous reproach; scornful] oracular utterance [oracular = solemnly prophetic; enigmatic; obscure] oratorical display ordinary delinquencies organic a.s.similation oriental spicery originally
- 329 non-committal way nondescript garb nonsense rhymes noonday splendor normal characteristics notable circ.u.mstance noteworthy friends.h.i.+p noticeably begrimed notoriously profligate novel signification nugatory cause [nugatory = little or no importance
- 328 murky recesses musical diapason [diapason = full, rich outpouring of harmonious sound] mute insensibility mutinous thoughts muttered warning mutual animosity myriad lights mysterious potency mystic meaning mythical kingdom N naive manner naked eye namel
- 327 minor impulses minute consideration miraculous profusion mirroring lake mirthful glance mischievous effusion miserable musings misleading notion misshapen oddities misspent strength mistaken a.s.sumption mistrustful superiority misty depression mitigati
- 326 mathematical precision matrimonial alliance matured reflection maudlin sentimentalism [maudlin = tearfully sentimental] mawkish insipiditymaximum intensity meager evidence mean trickeries meaningless confusion measured cadence mechanical handicraft medita
- 325 lowest degradation loyal adhesion lucid treatment lucrative profession ludicrous incongruitylugubrious question [lugubrious = mournful, dismal, gloomy] lukewarm repentance lumbering gaiety luminous interpretation lurid picturesqueness lurking suspicion l.
- 324 lavish liberality lawless freedom lazy acquiescence leaden steps leaping ambitionlearned gravity leering smile legal perspicacity [perspicacity = perceptive, discerning] legendary a.s.sociations legislative enactment legitimate inference leisurely composu
- 323 indivisible aspects indolent neglect indomitable pride indubitable signs indulgent constructionindwelling delight ineffable disdain ineffaceable incongruity [ineffaceable = indelible] ineffectual blandishment ineradicable coquetry inestimable honor inevit
- 322 Unswerving and unselfish fidelity Untiring enunciation of plat.i.tudes and fallacies Unutterably trivial and paltry Unwavering and unquestioning approbation [approbation = warm approval; praise] Unworthy and ungenerous treatment Upbraid ourselves with f
- 321 They affected the tone of an impartial observer They rent the air with shouts and acclamations Thoughts which mock at human life Through ever-widening circles of devastation Through the distortions of prejudice Thwarted by seeming insuperable obstacles
- 320 The result of caprice The rigor of the law The sanction and authority of a great name The severest shocks of adverse fate The sharp and vehement a.s.sertion of authority The sinister influence of unprincipled men The speaker drew an indignant breath The
- 319 The inevitable climax and culmination The inference is inescapable The infirmity and fallibility of human nature The inflexible serenity of the wheeling sun The ingenuities of legal verbiage The inmost recesses of the human heart The insipidity of indif
- 318 The delimitation is sufficiently definite The dictates of plain reason The disjointed babble of the chronicler The dull derision of the world The dullest and most vacant minds The dumb forces of brute nature The dupe of some imposture The eager pretenti
- 317 Sudden and inexplicable changes of mood Suddenly and imperatively summoned Suddenly swelled to unprecedented magnitude Sufficient to repel vulgar curiosity Suggestive sagacity and penetration [sagacity = farsighted; wise] Suit the means to the end Sulle
- 316 Self-command born of varied intercourse Self-interest of the most compelling character Selfish and uselessly recondite [recondite = not easily understood] Selfishness pampered by abundance Senses of marvelous acuteness Sensible diminution of our comfort
- 315 Protracted to a vexatious length Proud schemes for aggrandizement Provocative of bitter hostility Pruned of their excrescences and grotesque extremes [excrescences = abnormal growth, such as a wart] Purged of glaringly offensive features Pursued to a vi
- 314 Omitting all compliments and commonplaces On a n.o.ble and commanding scale On sure ground of fact On the edge of great irritability On the horns of a dilemma One of lifes ironical adjustments One of the foreseen and inevitable results One tissue of ras
- 313 Long-sighted continuity of thought and plan Looking at the matter by and large Looming large and ugly in the public view Loose and otiose statement [otiose = lazy; indolent; of no use] Lost in indolent content Lovely beyond all words Lucidity and argume
- 312 It has more than pa.s.sing interest It has seldom been surpa.s.sed It imposes no constraint It is a capital blunder It is a common error among ignorant people It is a consoling reflection It is a mark of great instability It is a staggering thought It i
- 311 In the tone of one who moralizes In the twinkling of an eye In the world of letters In tones of genuine admiration Incapable of flashy make-believe Incited by a l.u.s.t for gain Incomparable lucidity and penetrativeness Inconceivable clumsiness of organ
- 310 Immunity from criticism and control Impartial and exacting judgment Impatience of despotic influence Impelled by strong conviction Imperiled in a restless age Imperious in its demands [imperious = arrogantly domineering] Impotent outbreaks of unreasonin
- 309 Habits of unintelligent routine Habitual self-possession and self-respect Happy and gracious willingness Hard-souled and joyously joyous Haunted by blank misgivings He affected neither pomp nor grandeur He became more blandly garrulous [garrulous = exce
- 308 Exquisite lucidity of statement Extraordinarily subtle and penetrating a.n.a.lysis Exuberant rush of words F Facile and fertile literary brains Faithfully and religiously eschewed [eschew = avoid; shun] Fallen into the convenient oblivion of the waste-b
- 307 Difficult and abstruse questions [abstruse = incomprehensible ] Diffidence overwhelmed him Diffusing beneficent results Dignified by deliberation and privacy Dimly implying some sort of jest Discreditable and insincere support Disdaining the guidance of
- 306 Chivalrous loyalty and high forbearance Clever and captivating eloquence Coa.r.s.e and glittering ostentation Coherent and continuous trend of thought Commended by perfect suavity Common ground of agreement Complicated and infinitely embittered Conceded
- 305 Bandied to and fro Based on a fundamental error Beguile the tedium of the journey Bemoaning and bewailing his sad fortune Beset with external dangers Betrayed into deplorable error Bewildering multiplication of details Beyond the dreams of avarice Blend
- 304 An irrelevant bit of magniloquence [magniloquence = extravagant in speech] An irrepressible and impa.s.sioned hopefulness An irritating and dangerous treatment An itching propensity for argument An object of indestructible interest An obnoxious member o
- 303 An ample and imposing structure An apostle of unworldly ardor An appreciable menace An ardent and gifted youth An arid dictum An artful and malignant enemy An a.s.sumption entirely gratuitous An a.s.sumption which proved erroneous An atmosphere of sunny
- 302 A welcome release from besetting difficulties A whole catalog of disastrous blunders A whole whirlpool of various emotions Abounding bodily vigor Above and beyond and before all else Absurd and inconsequential career Abundant and congenial employment Ac
- 301 A somewhat complicated and abstruse calculation [abstruse = difficult to understand] A sordid and detestable motive A sort of incredulous stupefaction A source of unfailing delight and wonder A species of moral usurpation A spirit inimical to learning A
- 300 A n.o.ble and puissant nation [puissant = with power, might] A novel and perplexing course A numerous company A painful and disconcerting deformity A partial disenchantment A pa.s.sage of extraordinary daring A patchwork of compromises A permanent and h
- 299 A great source of confusion A gross piece of stupidity A habit of riding a theory too hard A habit of rigorous definition A happy and compensating experience A haughty self-a.s.sertion of equality A hideous absurdity A hideous orgy of ma.s.sacre and out
- 298 A brilliant and paradoxical talker A burning sense of shame and horror A century of disillusionment A certain catholicity of taste [catholicity = universality] A cheap and coa.r.s.e cynicism A civilizing agency of conspicuous value A cleanness and probi
- 297 You can not a.s.sert You do not need to be told You have all read the story You have been gracious enough to a.s.sign to me You have been mindful You have been pleased to confer upon me You have but to observe You have done me great honor You have no ri
- 296 Whence it is, I say Whence was the proof to come While acknowledging the great value While I feel most keenly the honor While I have hinted to you Whilst I am on this matter Who can deny the effect Who can say in a word Who does not like to see Who has
- 295 What are you going to do What can avail What can be more intelligible What can be more monstrous than What can I say better What commonly happens is this What could be more captivating What could be more true What do we gain by What do we understand to
- 294 We have witnessed on many occasions We hear it is said sometimes We hear no complaint We heartily wish and mean We hold fast to the principle We laugh to scorn the idea We may all of us agree We may be permitted to remember We may contemplate with satis