 This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information and to find out how you can volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read and recorded by Betsy Bush. Marquette, Michigan, November 2006. 15,000 Useful Phrases. A practical handbook of pertinent expressions, striking similes, literary, commercial, conversational, and oratorical terms, for the embellishment of speech and literature, and the improvement of the vocabulary of those persons who read, write, and speak English. 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 speakers and readers of English into an easy control of this language than the command of the phrase that perfectly expresses the thought. Every speaker's aim is to be heard and understood. A clear, crisp articulation holds an audience as by the spell of some irresistible power. The choice word, the correct phrase, are instruments that may reach the heart, and awake the soul if they fall upon the ear in melodious cadence. But if the utterance be harsh and discordant, they fail to interest, fall upon deaf ears, and are as barren as seed sown on fallow ground. In language, nothing conduces so emphatically to the harmony of sounds as perfect phrasing. That is, the emphasizing of the relation of clause to clause, and of sentence to sentence, by the systematic grouping of words. The phrase consists usually of a few words which denote a single idea that forms a separate part of a sentence. In this respect, it differs from the clause, which is a short sentence that forms a distinct part of a composition, paragraph, or discourse. Correct phrasing is regulated by rest. Such rest do not break the continuity of a thought or the progress of the sense. Grenville Kleiser, who has devoted years of his diligent life to imparting the art of correct expression in speech and writing, has provided many aids for those who would know not merely what to say, but how to say it. He has taught also what the great Holmes taught, that language is a temple in which the human soul is enshrined and that it grows out of life, out of its joys and its sorrows, its burdens and its necessities. To him as well as to the writer, the deep strong voice of man and the low sweet voice of woman are never heard at finer advantage than in the earnest but mellow tones of familiar speech. In the present volume Mr. Kleiser furnishes an additional and an exceptional aid for those who would have a mint of phrases at their command from which to draw when in need of the golden mean for expressing thought. Few indeed are the books fitted today for the purpose of imparting this knowledge, yet two centuries ago phrase books were esteemed as supplements to the dictionaries and have not by any manner of means lost their value. The guide to familiar quotations, the index to similes, the grammars, the readers, the machine made letter writer of mechanically perfect letters of congratulation or condolence, none are sententious enough to supply the need. By the compilation of this praxis Mr. Kleiser has not only supplied it but has furnished a means for the increase of one's vocabulary by practical methods. There are thousands of persons who may profit by the systematic study of such a book as this if they will familiarize themselves with the author's purpose by a careful reading of the preliminary pages of his book. To speak in public pleasingly and readily and to read well are accomplishments acquired only after many days, weeks even, of practice. Foreigners sometimes reproach us for the asperity and discordance of our speech, and in general this reproach is just, for there are many persons who do scanty justice to the vowel elements of our language. Although these elements constitute its music, they are continually mistreated. We flirt with and pirouette around them constantly. If it were not so, English would be found full of beauty and harmony of sound. Familiar with a maxim, take care of the vowels and the consonants will take care of themselves. A maxim that when put into practice has frequently led to the breaking down of vowel values. The writer feels that the common custom of allowing the consonants to take care of themselves is pernicious. It leads to suppression or to imperfect utterance, and thus produces indistinct articulation. The English language is so complex in character that it can scarcely be learned by rule and can best be mastered by the study of such idioms and phrases as are provided in this book. But just as care must be taken to place every accent or stress on the proper syllable in the pronouncing of every word it contains, so must the stress or emphasis be placed on the proper word in every sentence spoken. To read or speak pleasingly one should resort to constant practice by doing so aloud in private, or preferably in the present of such persons as know good reading when they hear it, and are masters of the melody of sounds. It was Dean Swift's belief that the common fluency of speech in many men and most women was due to scarcity of matter and scarcity of words. He claimed that a master of language possessed a mind full of ideas, and that before speaking such a mind paused to select the choice word the phrase best suited to the occasion. Common speakers, he said, have only one set of ideas and one set of words to clothe them in, and these are always ready on the lips. Because he holds the Dean's view sound today, the writer will venture to warn the readers of this book against a habit that, growing far too common among us, should be checked. And this is the iteration and reiteration in conversation of the battered, stale, and trite phrases, the like of which were credited by the worthy Dean to the women of his time. Human thought elaborates itself with the progress of intelligence, speech is the harvest of thought, and the relation which exists between words and the mouths that speak them must be carefully observed. As nothing is more beautiful than a word thickly spoken, so nothing is rarer than the use of a word in its exact meaning. There is a tendency to overwork both words and phrases that is not restricted to any particular class. The learned sin, in this respect even as do the ignorant, and the practice spreads until it becomes an epidemic. The epidemic word with us yesterday was unquestionably conscription. Several months ago it was preparedness. Before then efficiency was heard on every side and succeeded in superseding vocational teaching, only to be displaced in turn by life extension activities. Safety first had a long run, which was brought almost to abrupt end by strict accountability. But these are mere reflections of our cosmopolitan life and activities. There are others that stand out as indicators of brain weariness. These are most frequently met in the work of our novelists. English authors and journalists are abusing and overworking the word intrigue today. Sir Arthur Quillercouch, on page 81 of his book, On the Art of Writing, uses it. We are intrigued by the process of manufacture instead of being wearied by a description of the ready-made article. Mrs. Siegwick in Salt and Savor, page 232, wrote, But what intrigued her was little mama's remark at breakfast. From the parliamentary news one learns that Mr. Harcourt intrigued the House of Commons by his sustained silence for two years, and that London is interested in and not a little intrigued by the statement. This use of intrigue in the sense of perplexed puzzled trick or deceive dates from 1600. Then it fell into a state of somnolence, and after an existence of innocuous destitute, lasting till 1794 it was revived, only to hibernate again until 1894, it owes its new release of life to a writer on the Westminster Gazette, a London journal famous for its competitions in aid of the restoring of the dead meanings of words. One is almost exasperated by the repeated use and abuse of the word intimate. In a recently published work of fiction by an author who aspires to the first rank in his profession, he writes of the intimate dimness of the room, a fierce intimate whispering, a look that was intimate, the noise of the city was intimate, etc. Who has not heard the idea? What's the idea? Is that the idea? Yes, that's the idea, with increased inflection at each repetition, and who is without a friend who at some time or another has not sprung meticulous upon him. Another example is afforded by the endemic use of sorts, which struck London while the writer was in that city a few years ago. Once it came no one knew, but it was heard on every side. She was a woman of sorts, he is a Tory of sorts, he had a religion of sorts, he was a critic of sorts, while it originally meant of different or various kinds, as hats of sorts, offices of sorts, cheese of sorts, etc. It is now used disparagingly, and implies something of a kind that is not satisfactory, or of a character that is rather poor. This, as Shakespeare might have said, is, There's a stewed phrase indeed. The abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked by diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. These exercises, in conjunction with others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly. For, after all, accuracy in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired, it becomes just as easy to speak, or to write good English as bad English. It was Chesterfield's resolution not to speak a word in conversation, which was not the fittest he could recall. All persons should avoid using words whose meanings they do not know, and with the correct application of which they are unfamiliar. The best spoken and the best written English is that which conforms to the language as used by men and women of culture, a high standard. It is true, but one not so high that it is unattainable by any earnest student of the English tongue. Frank H. Visitelli End of introduction. Section 1 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser Read for LibriVox.org by Maria Morabi How to use his book The study of words, phrases, and literary expressions is a highly interesting pursuit. There is a reciprocal influence between thought and language. What we think molds the words we use, and the words we use react upon our thoughts. Hence, a study of words is a study of ideas, and a stimulant to deep and original thinking. We should not, however, study sparkling words and sonorous phrases with the object of introducing them consciously into our speech. To do so would inevitably lead to stiltedness and superficiality. Words and phrases should be studied as symbols of ideas, and as we become thoroughly familiar with them, they will play an unconscious but effective part in our daily expression. We acquire our vocabulary largely from our reading and our personal associates. The words we use are an unmistakable indication of our thought habits, tastes, ideals, and interests in life. In like manner, the habitual language of the people is the barometer of the intellectual, civil, moral, and spiritual ideals. A great and noble people express themselves in great and noble words. Ruskin earnestly counsels us to form the habit of looking intensely at words. We should scrutinize them closely and endeavor to grasp their innermost meaning. There is an indefinable satisfaction in knowing how to choose and use words with accuracy and precision. As Fox once said, I am never at a loss for a word, but Pitt always has the word. All the great writers and orators have been diligent students of words. Demosthenes and Cicero were indefatigable in their study of language. Shakespeare, infinite in faculty, took infinite pains to embody his thought in words of crystal clearness. Colvidge once said of him that one might as well try to dislodge a brick from a building with one's forefinger as to omit a single word from one of his finest passages. Milton, master of majestic prose, under whose touch words became as living things, Flaubert, who believed there was one and only one best word with which to express a given thought. Dick Quincy, who exercised a weird like power over words. Ruskin, whose rhythmic prose enchanted the ear. Keats, who brooded over phrases like a lover. Neiman, of pure and melodious style. Stevenson, forever in quest of this creepulously precise word. Tennyson, graceful and exquisite as the lymphed stream. Emerson, of trenchant and epigrammatic style. Webster, whose very words sometimes weighed a pound. And Lincoln, of simple sacks and speech. All these illustrious men were assiduous in their study of words. Many persons of good education unconsciously circumscribed themselves within a small vocabulary. They have a knowledge of hundreds of desirable words which they do not put into practical use in their speech or writing. Many, too, are conscious of a poverty of language which engenders in them a sense of timidity and self-depreciation. The method used for building a large vocabulary has usually been confined to the study of single words. This has produced good results, but it is believed that eminently better results can be obtained from a careful study of words and expressions, as furnished in this book, where words can be examined in their context. It is intended and suggested that this study should be pursued in connection with, and as a supplement to, a good standard dictionary. Fifteen minutes a day devoted to this subject, in the manner outlined, will do more to improve and enlarge the vocabulary than an hour spent in desultory reading. There is no better way in which to develop the mental qualities of clearness, accuracy and precision, and to improve and enlarge the intellectual powers generally than by regular and painstaking study of judiciously selected phrases and literary expressions. End of Section 1. This recording is in the public domain. Section 2 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Granville Kleiser. Read Philippifox.org by Maria Morabe. Plan of study. First, examine the book in a general way to Gaspid's character, scope and purpose. Carefully note the following plan of classification of the various kinds of phrases, and choose for initial study a section which you think will give the most immediate value to you. One, Useful Phrases. Two, Significant Phrases. Three, Volicitous Phrases. Four, Impressive Phrases. Five, Prepositional Phrases. Six, Business Phrases. Seven, Literary Expressions. Eight, Striking Similees. Nine, Conversational Phrases. Ten, Public Speaking Phrases. Eleven, Miscellaneous Phrases. There are many advantages in keeping before you a definite purpose in your study of this book. A well-defined plan will act as an incentive to regular and systematic effort to gradually develop your power of concentration. It is desirable that you set apart a certain convenient time each day for this study. Regularity tends to produce maximum results. As you progress with this work, your interest will be quickened, and you will realize the desirability of giving more and more time to this important subject. When you have chosen a section of the book which particularly appeals to you, you can actually study by reading the phrases aloud. Read them slowly and understandingly. This tends to impress them more deeply upon your mind, and is in itself one of the best and most practical ways of acquiring a large and varied vocabulary. Moreover, the practice of fitting words to the mouth rapidly develops fluency and facility of speech. Few persons realize the great value of reading aloud. Many of the foremost English stylists devoted a certain period regularly to this practice. Cardinal Newman read aloud each day a chapter from Cicero as a means of developing his ear for sentence rhythm. Rufus Choate, in order to increase his command of language and to avoid sinking into mere empty fluency, read aloud daily, during a large part of his life, a page or more from some great English author. As a writer has said, the practice of storing the mind with choice passages from the best prose writers and poets, and thus flavoring it with the essence of good literatures, is one which is commended both by the best teachers and by the example of some of the most celebrated orators who have adopted it would signal success. This study should be pursued with a pencil in hand so that you may readily underscore phrases which make a special appeal to you. The free use of a pencil in marking significant parts of a book is good evidence of thoroughness. This, too, will facilitate your work of subsequent review. The habit of regularly copying in your own handwriting, one or more pages of phrases, will be of immense practical value. This exercise is a great aid in developing a facile English style. The daily use of the pen has been recommended in all times as a valuable means of developing oral and literary expression. A helpful exercise is to pronounce a phrase aloud and then fit it into a complete sentence of your own making. This practice gives added facility and resourcefulness in the use of words. As an enthusiastic student of good English, you should carefully note striking and significant phrases or literary expressions which you find in your general reading. These should be set down in a notebook reserved for this exclusive purpose. In this way, you can prepare many lists of your own and thus greatly augment the value of this study. The taste for beauty, truth, and harmony in language can be developed by a careful study of well selected phrases and literary expressions as finished in this book. A good literary style is formed principally by daily study of great English writers, by careful examination of words in their context, and by discriminating use of language at all times. Grenville-Kleiser, New York City, July 1917. End of Section 2. This recording is in the public domain. Section 3 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Grenville-Kleiser. Read for LibriVox.org by Betsy Bush. Marquette, Michigan, August 2006. Useful Phrases Abandoned Hope Abated Pride Abbreviated Visit Abhorred Thraldom Abiding Romance Abject Submission Abjured Ambition Abel Strategist Abnormal Talents Abominably Preverse Abounding Happiness Abridged Statement Abrogated Law Abrupt Transition Absolutely Irrevocable Absorbed Reverie Abstemious Diet Abstract Character Abtruse Reasoning Absurdly Dangerous Abundant Opportunity Abusive Epithet Abysmally Apologetic Academic Rigor Accelerated Progress Accentuated Playfulness Accepted Littleness Accessible Pleasures Accessory Circumstances Accidental Labs Accommodating Temper Accomplished Ease Accredited Agent Accumulated Burden Accurate Appraisement Accursed Enemy Accusing Glance Accustomed Lucidity Aking Desire Acknowledged Authority Acoustical Effects Acquired Timidity Accurate Controversy Acrimonious Warfare Actively Zealous Actualized Ideals Acutely Conscious Adamentine Rigidity Adaptive Wit Adduced Facts Adequate Execution Adhesive Quality Admonished Rebuke Admirable Reserve Admissible Evidence Admittedly Inferior Admonitory Gesture Adolescent Youth Adorable Vanity Adroit Flatterer Adolated Stranger Adverse Mind Adverse Experience Affably Accommodating Affected Indifference Affectionate Approval Affionced Lady Affirmative Attitude Affluent Language Afrighted Slave Aggravated Faults Aggressive Selfishness Agile Mind Agitated Imagination Agonizing Appeal Agreeable Frankness Aimless Confusion Aerie Splendor Alarming Rapidity Alert Acceptance Alien Splendor Alleged Reluctance Allegorical Vein Allied Subjects Alliterative Suggestion All-Pervading Influence Alluring Idleness Alternating Opinion Altogether dissimilar Ambiastic Ideal Amatory Effusions Amazing Artifice Ambidextrous Assistant Ambiguous Grimace Ambitious Project Ambling Pedestrian Ambrosial Essence Amiable Solicitude Amiable Arrangement Amorous Youth Ample Culture End of Section 3 This recording is in the public domain. Ancestral Creed Ancient Garb Angelic Softness Angry Protestations Anguished in Treaty Angular Features Animated Elegance Annoying Complications Animalist Appearance Anonymous Benefactor Answering Response Antagonistic Views Antecident Facts Anticipated Attention Antiquated Prudery Anxious Misgiving Apathetic Greeting Aphoristic Wit Apish Agility Apocalyptic Vision Apocryphal Lodger Apologetic Explanation Apostrophic Dignity Appalling Difficulties Apparent Significance Appealing Picture Appointed Function Aposit Illustration Appreciable Relief Appreciative Fervor Apprehensive Dread Apprentice Touch Appropriate Designation Approving Smile Approximately Correct Aptly Suggested Arbitrarily Imposed Arched Conspirator Arched Embrasure Archaeological Pursuits Architectural Granger Ardent Protest Arduous Quest Arid Formula Aristocratic Lineage Aromatic Fragrance Arrant Trifling Arrested Development Arrogant Imposition Artful Adaptation Artificial Suavity Artistic Elegance Artless Candor Ascending Supremacy Ascending Supremacy Ascetic Devotion Ascribed Productiveness Aspiring Genius Assembled Arguments Asserted Activity Asciduously Cultivated Assimilative Power Assumed Humiliation Assuredly Inshrined Astonishing Facility Astounding Mistakes Astute Observer Athletic prowess Atmospheric vagueness Atoning Sacrifice Atrocious Expression Atrophied View Attending Circumstances Attentive Difference Attenuated Sound Attested Loyalty Attractive Exordium Audacious Mendecant Audible Intimations Augmented Force Attractive Exordium Attractive Exordium Augmented Force August Tribunal Aspicious Moment A Seared Charm Authentic Indications Authoritative Critic Autobiographical Pages Autocratic Power Automatic Termination Autumnal Skies Auxiliary Aids Available Data Avericious Eyes Avenging Fate Average Excellence Averted Calamity Avowed Intention Awaken Curiosity Odd Devotion Awful Dejection Awkward Dilemma Axiomatic Truth Azure Sky End of Section 4 This Recording is Public Domain Section 5 of 15,000 Useful Phrases By Grenville Kleiser Read for LibriVox.org Babbling Gossip Bacchanalian Desires Bachelor Freedom Bad Omen Baffled Cegacity Balanced Capacity Baldly Described Baleful Glances Balmy Fragrance Bandying Talk Baneful Impression Banished Silence Barbarous Statecraft Bare-Faced Appeal Bearest Common Places Baron Opportunities Base Intrigues Baseless Assumptions Bashful Modesty Basic Principles Battered Witticism Beaming Countenance Bearish Rudeness Beatific Vision Beautiful Modesty Beckoning Horizon Becoming Diffidence Bedraggled Wretch Befitting Honor Beggarly Flimsiness Beguiling Voice Belated Acknowledgement Belittling Fears Bellicose Humanity Beneficent Career Benevolent Regard Benighted Sense Benignant Pity Beseeching Gesture Besetting Heresy Besotted Fanaticism Beeschiel Ferocity Bewildering Maze Bewitching Heirs Beyond Perd Venture The Bullist Diversions Bigoted Contempt Binding Obligation Bitter Recrimination Bizarre Apparel Blackening West Blameless Indolence Blanched Desolation Bland Confidence Blank Misgivings Blasphemous Hypocrisy Blatant Discourse Blazing Audacity Blazing Shield Bleak Loneliness Blended Impression Blessed Condolence Blighted Happiness Blind Partisan Blissful Consciousness Blistering Satire Blyth Disregard Bloodless Creature Bloodthirsty Malice Blundering Discourtesy Blunt Rasticity Blurred Vision Blustering Assertion Bostful Positiveness Bodily Activity Boisterous Edification Bold Generalization Bombastic Prating Bookish Precision Boon Companion Bourish Abuse Borrowed Grace Bottomless Abyss Boundless Admiration Bountiful Supply Boyish Appreciation Braggart Pretence Bravely Vanquished Braying Trumpet Brazen Importunity Breathless Eagerness Brief Tenure Briefless Barrister Bright Interlude Brilliant Embodiment Temper Brittle Sarcasm Broadening Fame Broken Murmurs Brutal Composure Bubbling Frivolities Bukalic Cudgling Budding Joy Bulky Figure Boyant Pluck Burdened Some Business Burley Strength Burning Zeal Bursting Laugh Bygone Period End of Section 5 This recording is public domain. Canting Hippocrite Capacious Mind Capricious Allurements Captivating Speech Cardinal Merit Careless Parrying Caressing Grasp Carping Critic Castellated Towers Casual Violation Cataclysmic Elements Causelessly Frightened Caustic Remark Caustious Skepticism Silence Celestial Joy Sensorous Critic Centralized Wealth Ceremonious Courtesy Cerulean Blue Challenge Admiration Chance Reflections Changing Exigencies Chaotic Plans Characteristic Audacity Charitable Allowance Charming Radiance Charry Instincts Sentiment Cheery Response Checkered Career Cherished Objects Childlike Ingeniousness Chilled Cynicism Chirpy Familiarities Chivalrous Spirit Choices Refinements Cholaric Temperament Coral Chant Chronic Frailties Churlish Temper Circling Eddings Climbed Purpose Civic Consciousness Civilizing Influence Clammy Death Clamorous Vibration Clangorous Industry Clary in Tone Class Demarcations Classical Objugation Clattering Accents Clear Insight Climactic Revelation Clinching Proof Cloaked Nature Cloudy Magnificence Clownishly Insensible Cloying Sweetness Clumsy Talk Clustering Trees Coarse Necessity Coaxing Elegance Coercive Enactment Coaggent Statement Coherent Thinking Coined Metaphor Cold Formalities Collateral Duties End of Section 6 Section 7 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser Read for LibriVox.org Collective Wisdom Colloquial Display Colonial Character Colossal Failure Comatose State Combat of Tone Comforting Reassurance Comic and Felicity Commanding Attitude Commendable Purpose Commercial Opulence Commonplace Illusions Compact Fitness Comparative Scantiness Compassionate Love Compelling Force Compendious Abstract Compensatory Character Competent Authority Competitive Enterprise Complacent Platitudes Complaining Sea Complacent Observation Complete Aloofness Complex Notions Glance Component Aspects Composed Zeal Composite Growth Compound Idea Comprehensive Design Compressed View Compromising Rationous Compulsory Repetition Compunctuous Visiting Conconated Pedantries Concealed Advantage Conceivable Comparison Concentrated Vigor Concerted Action Concentrated Vents Concreate Realities Concurrent Testimony Condemnable Rationous Condescending Badinage Conditional Approval Confessed Arter Confidently Anticipated Confirmed Misanthrope Conflicting Influences Confused Mingling Conjectural Estimate Conjugal Felicity Connected Series Consolidance Conscientious Objection Conscious Repugnance Consecrated Endeavor Consequent Retribution Conservative Distrust Considerate Hint Consistent Friendliness Consoling Consciousness Conspicuous Ascendancy Constant Reiteration Constitutional Reserve Constrained Politeness Constructive Idealists Contaminated Mastery Contagious Wit Contaminating Influence Contemplative Nature Contemporary Fame Contemptious Disrespect Contented Indolence Contingent Reasons End of Section 7 This Recording is Public Domain Continuous Endgiver Contrusted Expression Contracted View Contradictory Theories Contrary Tendencies Contrasted Types Controversial Dispetent Contramelious Amphitheat Convenient Footing Conventional Verbiage Conversational Decorum Convinient Footing Convinient Footing Convinient Footing Conversational Decorum Convincing Forcefulness Convivial Habits Convulsive Agony Cool Confidence Copious Materials Cockwitish Advances Corporeal Approval Corporeal Selfishness Corporeal Constituent Corporeal Constituent Corporeal Selfishness Corporeal Selfishness Corporeal Selfishness Corporeal Contrast Corresponding Variation Corroberated Truth Corrosive Effect Corrupting Tendency Cosmical Changes Cosmopolitan Position Cosly Advantages Controbalancing Power Controbalancing Power Contruss Barriers Contruss Barriers Courageous Eagerness Courageous Solicitude courteous solitude, courtly bearing, covert curiosity, coverted honours, covertly concession, covering agitation, coy reluctance, crackling laughter, crafty deception, craggy eminence, cramped energies, grass solidity, craven determination, creative faculty, credibly informed, credited performance, credulous superstition, creeping progress, criminal negligence, crackling smile, crisp dialogue, critical judgement, crouching culprit, crowning indiscretion, crucial incidents, crucifying irony, crude affection, cruel handicap, crumbling precipice, crunching jungle, crushing sorrow, cryptic saying, crystalline sky, crystallized conclusions, culinary murmur dance, culminating fascination, cultable behaviour, cultivated ferocity, cultured idleness, computerous fragments, cumulative tendency, cunningly contrived, curved profigacy, curious coincidence, current gossip, curry favour, cursed inactivity, cursory acquaintance, curged formality, contained embrasure, cutting directness, cycloromic speak, cynical disregard, end of section 8, disregarding ease in the public domain. Section 9 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser. Read for LibriVox.org by Diana Trolldahl. Otherwise.blogspot.com. D. Damaging Admission. Damask Cheek. Damask is a rich patterned fabric, wavy pattern on Damascus steel. Dampened Arder, dancing sunshine, dangerous temerity, dappled shadows, daring candor, dark superstition, dashing gallantry, dastardly injustice, dauntless courage, dawning instinct, dazed brain, dazzling triumph, deadly virulence, deaf tribunal, deathless structure, debasing tendency, debatable point, debilitating features, decadent poets, deceiving mists, decided superiority, decisive manner, declamatory treatment, declamatory, pretentiously rhetorical, bombastic, declared brotherhood, decorously adorned, deepening dusk, deep-seated curiosity, deep-toned lamentations, defective construction, defenseless innocence, defensive alliance, deferential regard, defiant coldness, deficient vitality, definite conception, deformed visage, deft evasion, degrading tendencies, delectable speculations, delegated power, deliberate abnegation, abnegation, self-denial, delicate discrimination, delicious vagueness, delightful variation, delirious ecstasies, delusive charm, demagogic style, democratic institutions, demoniical force, demonstrable conclusion, demoralizing luxury, demure composure, denunciatory terms, departed glories, deplorable decay, deprecatory shrug, depressing concomitance, depthless forest, derisive voice, derogatory denial, descriptive power, desecrated ideals, deserted desert, deserved approbation, approbation, warm approval, praise, desirable distinction, desolating dread, despairing austerity, desperate defiance, despicable vices, despondent exaggeration, despotic rulers, destructive radicalism, desultery vacillation, desultery disconnected, haphazard, random, detailed portraiture, detected hypocrisies, determinate swing, detestable purpose, dethroned princes, detrimental result, devastating effect, devilish sophistries, deviously subtle, devitalized personality, devoted attachment, devouring ambition, devout thanksgiving, dewy coolness, dexterous impudence, diabolical passion, dialectic power, diametrically opposite, dictatorial manner, dictionary significance, didactic exposition, didactic intended to be morally instructive, different distortion, difficult portraiture, diffident civility, diffident, lacking self-confidence, shy, timid, diffuse verbosity, dignified austerity, digressional adventure, dilettante mind, dilettante, dabbler in a field of knowledge, diligently propagated, End of Section 9. This recording is in the public domain. Section 10 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Grenville-Kleiser. Read for LibriVox.org by Diana Trolldahl. Otherwise, at blogspot.com. Dim comprehension. Diminished efficacy. Diminutive stature. Diplomatic skill. Dire, consummation. Direct obligation. Disappointing attitude. Disarmed criticism. Disastrous termination. Discarded reminiscences. Discerning critic. Disciplined mind. Disclosed insincerity. Discomfited opponent. Disconcerted conjecture. Disconcerted conjecture. Disconnected fancies. Disconsolate opinions. Discordant sounds. Discredited statement. Discretional opinion. Discriminating homage. Discursive staggerings. Disdainful comment. Diseased hallucinations. Disembodied personality. Disengaged air. Disfiguring. Disguise. Disgraceful plight. Disgruntled pessimist. Disguised contempt. Disgusted protest. Disheartening facts. Dishonorable submission. Disillusioned youth. Disintegrated... Disintegrating tendency. Disinterested motive. Disjoined reminiscences. Dismal seclusion. Dismantled appearance. Disordered imagination. Disparaging criticism. Dispassionate judgment. Dispelling fear. Displeasing softness. Disproportionate ideas. Disputative philosopher. Disquieting thrill. Disreputable aspect. Descenting opinion. Dissimilar laws. Disappated illusion. Dissolute audacity. Dissolving years. Dissonant jargon. Distant adherent. Distasteful notion. Distempered feeling. Distinct desideratum. Distorted vanity. Distracting babble. Distraught air. Distressing laxity. Disturbed equanimity. Diurnal rotation. Divergent calculations. Diversified attributes. Diverting interests. Divine potentialities. Dizzy precipice. Documentary evidence. Dogged determination. Doggeral expressions. Doggeral. Crude humorous verse. Dogmatic assurance. Doleful forebodings. Domestic endearment. Dominating influence. Domineering insolence. Dormant capacities. Doubly odious. Doubtful authenticity. Downright nonsense. Down-trodden drudge. Drab apology. Dramatic liveliness. Drastic action. Dread presence. Dreaming adventurer. Dreamless rest. Drury disrelish. Droll incongruity. Droning world. Drowsy tranquility. Dubious success. Ductile language. Delcitone. Dull aversion. Dumb surprise. Dumb founded amazement. Durable impression. Dusky obscurity. Dutiful compliance. Dynamic energy. Dynastic insolence. End of section 10. This recording is in the public domain. Section 11 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser. Read for LibriVox.org by David Barnes. London, August 2006. Eager animosity. Early servitude. Earnestly espoused. Earthly splendour. Easy guerrillaity. Eccentric casuists. Ecclesiastical rule. Echo-less silence. Economic absurdity. Ecstatically happy. Edifying exhortation. Educational enterprise. Effective embellishment. Effectual stimulus. Effeminate grace. Effervescent multitude. Ephete aristocracy. Efficacious power. Efficient education. Efflorescent style. Effulgent daybeams. Egoistic sentiment. Egregious mistake. Ejaculatory prayer. Elaborate composition. Elastic ductility. Electric effluvium. Elegant mediocrity. Elemental emotions. Elephantine footsteps. Elevated enjoyment. Elfish grace. Elegant refutation. Illusive charm. Emancipating labours. Embarrassing variety. Embellished truths. Embittered gaze. Emblazoned pinnacles. Embryo enterprise. Emerald scintillations. Eminent non-entity. Emotional warmth. Emotive power. Emphatic earnestness. Empirical corroboration. Empty phraseology. Emulative zeal. Enamored troubadour. Enchanted garden. Encircling embrace. Enduring appellation. Endless dissertation. Enduring charm. Energetic enthusiasm. Innovating humility. Enfeebled activity. Enforced silence. Engaging affability. Engendered feelings. Engrossing purpose. Engulfing waters. Enhanced reputation. Enigmatical silence. Enlightened solicitude. Enlivened monotony. Ennobling personality. Enormously outbalanced. Enraptured attention. Enriched experience. Entangled subject. Enthralling charm. Enthusiastic adherence. Enticing odours. Entire domain. Entrancing sadness. End of Section 11. This recording is in the public domain. Section 012 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Grenville-Kleiser. Read for LibriVox.org by Sherry Kern. Drardsfort PA on June 4th, 2007. Enveloping presence. Envenomed attacks. Enviable superiority. Environing conditions. Ephemeral duration. Epicurean taste. Epigrammatic sallies. Equal composure. Equally officetious. Equitably governed. Equivical compliment. Erotic poem. Errant thoughts. Erratic flight. Erroneous assumption. Erudite labors. Eruptive violence. Esoteric doctrine. Especial pleasure. Essential prerequisite. Esteemable qualities. Eternal hostility. Ethereal asier. Ethical wisdom. Euphoric affectations. Affinescent glances. Evangelic doctrine. Evasive answer. Effectual circumstance. Eventual failure. Everlasting mysteries. Everyday reality. Evident authority. Evil necromancy. Eviscerating shrieks. Exact antithesis. Exacting taskmaster. Exaggerated estimate. Exalted imagination. Exasperating coolness. Exceedingly acceptable. Excellent discernment. Exceptional magnitude. Excessive zeal. Excitable temperament. Exclusive pursuant. Excruciary secretion. Excruciating accents. Excursive fancy. Escrable villainy. Executive efficiency. Exemplary conduct. Exhaustless energy. Exhilarating charm. Exoteric scorn. Exotic appearance. Expansive benevolence. Expectant throng. Expeditionary force. Expeditiously secreted. Experimental suggestion. Expiatory sacrifices. Explicit injunction. Explosive violence. Expressionless visage. Expressive lineaments. Exquisite tact. Extemporaneous effusion. Extended magnitude. Extenuating circumstance. External cheerfulness. Extraneous ideas. Extraordinary vivacity. Extravagant caprice. Extremely picturesque. Exuberant mirth. Exultant condition. End of section 012. This recording is in the public domain. Section 13 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser. Read for LibriVox.org by E. Plein. Facetious mood. Facile criticism. Factitious propensity. Faded magnificence. Faintly sinister. Faithfully perpetuated. Fallacious hopes. False illusions. Faltering tongue. Familiar sacredness. Famished veracity. Fanatical admiration. Fancyful alliance. Fantastic display. Farsical expedient. Far-reaching influence. Fascinating elusiveness. Fashion symmetrically. Festivious taste. Fatal disclosure. Fatalistic belief. Fathomless powers. Fatiguing assertion. Fattening servitude. Fatuous pedantry. Faultless taste. Favorable augury. Fawning flatteries. Fearful implications. Fearless integrity. Feasible mode. Feeble dribble. Famed reluctance. Felicitous expression. Feminine capriciousness. Ferocious foe. Fertile fancy. Fervent invocation. Fervid enthusiasm. Festive illuminations. Fettered dampness. Fettered tyranny. Feverish bewilderment. Fickle fancy. Fictitious pretext. Fidgety impatience. Fierce resentment. Fiery indignation. Figurative eloquence. Fillial tenderness. Final enthronement. Fine sensibilities. Finished artistry. Fireside delights. Fitful desire. Fitting opportunity. Fizzing flame. Flaccid faith. Flagging popularity. Flegitious attack. Flagrant boasting. Flamboyant brilliancy. Flaming zeal. Flashing wit. Flat denial. Flattering aspect. Flaunting insolence. Flawless constitution. Fleecy clouds. Fleeting intimation. Flickering conscience. End of section 13. This recording is in the public domain. Hyderabad India. August 2006. Flighty obstinacy. Flimsy organization. Flippant ease. Floating blackness. Florid auditory. Flurry circumlocation. Flowing imagery. Fluctuating light. Fluent sophist. Fluffy indignation. Fluid idle. Fluffy indignation. Fluid ideas. Flushed embarrassment. Fluttering laugh. Focused attention. Foggy notion. Fond enthusiast. Foolish frenzy. Forberring silence. Forbidding air. Forceful audacity. Forgone conclusion. Forbidding air. Forceful audacity. Forgone conclusion. Foremost opponent. Forensic orator. Forrest stillness. Forgotten graveyard. Forlorn desolation. Formal acquiescence. Formidable barrier. Formless jottings. Formulated conclusions. Fortified selfishness. Fortuitous circumambulations. Formulated conclusions. Fortified selfishness. Fortuitous circumstance. Foul calamny. Fragile form. Fragmentary facts. Fragment reminiscent. Frail craft. Frank admiration. Frantic atter. Fraternal pity. Freakish humour. Free born soul. Freezing disdain. Forever time. freezing disdain, frenzied haste, frequent digression, fresh impetus, freshening breeze, fretful discontent, friendly familiarity, frightened sense, frightful apparition, frigid disdain, frisky lightness, frivolous expedient, frolicsome extravagance, frozen wonder, fructifying thought, fruitful indignation, fruitless ripening, fugitive thoughts, full plenitude, fulsome praise, fumbling endeavour, functional disparity, fundamental principles, funeral gloom, furious invective, furrowed cheeks, furtive glance, fuzzy enthousiasms, futile babble. End of section 14. This recording is in the public domain. Section 15 of 15,000 useful phrases by Grenville Klyzer. Read for LibriVox.org. By Pallavi Hajjabat in 2006. Grabbling reminiscence, galing thought, galvanic jumping, gaping chasm, garbled information, garnish decorations, garnered experience, gathering gloom, gaudy embellishments, gaunt specter, gay defiance, general acclamation, generative influence, generic characteristics, generous abundance, genial tolerance, genteel parlance, gentle blandishments, gentlemanly personage, genuine cynicism, geological enigma, geometrical progression, germinal idea, ghastly loneliness, ghostly apparitions, jaint height, giddy pleasure, gifted intelligence, gigantic sagacity, girlish sprightliness, gladdening influence, gladiatorial exercise, gladsome glow, glaring impropriety, glassy spoutness, gleamy escarction, gleeful spirit, glibly conjoned, gliding measures, glimmering idea, glistening dew drop, glittering epigram, gloomy musing, glorious freedom, glossed falls, glowing continents, glowing anticipations, gnawing thoughts, god-like independence, golden opportunity, good-humoured guives, gorgeous splendour, gossiping opinion, governing impulse, graceful demeanor, gracious immunity, graduated sequence, grandiose nomenclature, graphic portrayal, grasping fragility, gratuitous rudeness, grave reticence, greedy grasp, gregarious humanity, grievously mistaken, grim swiftness, grinding despotism, grinning ghosts, griping fascination, grizzled fear, gross exaggeration, grotesque perversion, groundless fear, groveling servility, growing tension, grudging thanks, grumbling monochone, guileless zeal, gullible humanity, gruggling crooks, gushing enthusiasm, gusty clamour, guttural incoherence, gymnastic agility, end of section 15, this recording is in the public domain, section 16 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Granville Clayson, read for LibriVox.org by Pallavi, Hyderabad, India, August 2006. Habitual Difference, Hackneyed Statement, Hair Breath Difference, Halcyon Innocence, Hallowed Stilness, Halting Brace, Hampered Power, Handsomely Recompressed, Hape Hazard Ostentation, Happy Intuition, Harassing Anxiety, Hardent Indifference, Harmless Murth, Harmonious Grace, Haroing Details, Harsh Jaggering, Hasty Generalization, Hateful Malignity, Haughty Composure, Haunting Despair, Hazardous Enterprise, Hazy Recollection, Headlong Veerments, Healthful Vitality, Harsh Felt Emity, Heartless Pophedy, Heart-Trendering Outcry, Hearty Contempt, Heated Discussion, Heathen Hordes, Heavenly Ecstasies, Heavy Handicap, Hectic Dittering, Hectoring Rant, Headless Love, Heightened Charm, Heenous Anormity, Helpless Innocence, Herculean Monster, Hereditary Arrogance, Heretical Opinions, Hermitically Sealed, Heroic Fortitude, Hesitating Courage, Heterogeneous Mask, Hidden Pitfalls, Hideous Phantom, High Flying Theories, Highly Meritorious, Hilarious Outburst, Hillside Mist, Hissing Murmer, Historic Edifice, Holded Vengeance, Horry Antiquity, Hollow Joys, Homebred Virtues, Homeless Wind, Homely Pathos, Homespan Play, Homicidal Mania, Homogeneous Hole, Honest Admiration, Honeyed Eloquence, Hooligan Wind, Hopelessly Befogged, Horrible Swiftness, Horrid Significance, Hortatory Moonshine, Hospitable Courtesy, Hostile Partizan, Hot Frenzy, Howering Presence, Howling Chaos, Huddled Faculties, Huge Aspiration, Human derelict, Humanitarian Impulse, Humbly Popetuating, Humterum Inconsistencies, Humid Last Year, Humiliating Discomforture, Humourless Variety, Humorous Urbanity, Hungry Satisfaction, Haring Ears, Hurtful Indulgence, Hustered Laughter, Husky Shrillness, Hybrid Emotions, Hypnotic Fascination, Hypocondriical Terror, Hypocritical Pretence, Hysterical Agitation, End of Section 16. This recording is in the public domain. IC Smile, Idealistic Type, Identical Mode, Idiomatic Propriety, Idiotic Obstinacy, Idle Jesting, Idolatrous Further, Idyllic Nonsense, Ignoble Domination, Ignominious Retreat, Ilconcealed Impatience, Illiberal Superstition, Illimitable Progression, Illiterate Denizens, Illogical Interruption, Illuminating Insight, Illusive Touch, Illustrative Anecdote, Illustrious Era, Imaginative Warmth, Embittered Controversy, Immaterial Connection, Immature Descent, Immeasurable Scorn, Immediate Abjuration, Immemorial Bullwick, Immense Complacency, Imminent Perplexities, Immitigable Contempt, Immoderate Grief, Immortal Creation, Immovably Silent, Immutable Law, Impaired Prestige, Impalpable Nothingness, Impartial Justice, Impassable Serenity, Impassioned Impulse, Impatient Yearning, Impeccable Felicity, Impecunious Exile, Impelling Movement, Impending Fate, Impenetrable Calmness, Imperative Necessity, Imperceptible Deviation, Imperfect Equipment, Imperial Authority, Imperious Mind, Imperishable Renown, Impersonal Compliment, Impertinent Drollery, Imperturbable Gravity, Impetuous Zeal, Impious Defiance, Impish Humour, Implacable Resentment, Implicit Faith, Implied Concealment, Implored Pardon, Imponderable Air, Important Epoch, Importionate Questions, Imposing Mean, Impossible Contingency, Impotent Desperation, Impoverished Age, Impracticable Obstinacy, Impregnable Fortress, Impressionistic Stroke, Imprisoning Limitations, Improbable Conjecture, Impromptu Utterance, Improvising Powers, Imprudent Indetteredness, Impudent Knowingness, Impulsive Gratitude, Inaccessible Dignity, Inadequate Appreciation, Inadmissible Expression, Inadvertent Remark, Inalienable Right, Inanimate Existence, Inapposite Blandness, Inaptly Designated, Inarticulate Lispings, Inaugural Discourse, Inborn Refinement, Inbred Taste, Incalculable Mischief, Incarnate Hate, Incendiary Opinions, Incessant Volume, Incidental Duty, Incipient Fancy, End of Section 17. This recording is in the public domain. Section 18 of 15,000 Useful Phrasers by Grenville Kleiser. Read for LibriVox.org by Chris Chapman, August 2006. Incisive Critic, Incoherent Loquacity, Incommunicable Gift, Incomparable Excellence, Incompletely Apprehended, Inconceivable Absurdity, Incongruous Contrast, Inconsiderable Trifle, Inconsistent Conduct, Inconsolable Cares, Incontestable Influence, Incontrovertible Proof, Encourageable Merriment, Incorruptible Constancy, Increasing Clamour, Incredible Swiftness, Indecent Satinalia, Indecorously Amused, Indefatigable Diligence, Indefeasible Title, Indefinable Reluctance, Indefinite Yearning, Indelible Obligation, Indelicate Impetuosity, Indentured Outline, Independent Research, Indescribably Legubrious, Indestructible Atoms, Indeterminable Value, Indifferent Promise, Indigenous Growth, Indignant Denunciation, Indirect Interrogation, Indiscriminate Sentia, Indispensable Requizits, Indisputable Chronicle, Indesoluble Compact, Indistinct Association, Individual Valour, Indivisible Aspects, Indolent Neglect, Indomitable Pride, Indubitable Signs, Indulgent Construction, Indwelling Delight, Ineffable Distain, Ineffacable Incongruity, Infectual Blandishment, Ineradicable Coquetry, Inestimable Honor, Inevitable Corollary, Inexcusable Laughter, Inexhaustible Abundance, Inexorable Authority, Inexplicable Reluctance, Inexpressible Benignity, Inextricable Confusion, Infallible Judgment, Infamous Pretense, Infantile Simplicity, Infectious Hilarity, Infalicitous Arrangement, Inferential Method, Infernal Machinations, Infinite Deference, Infinitesimal Gradations, Infirm Purpose, Inflamed Curiosity, Inflated Optimism, Inflexible Integrity, Influential Voice, Informing Feature, Infuriated Demagogues, Ingenious Trick, Inglorious Victory, Ingrained Love, Ingratiating Exterior, Inharmonious Prelude, Inherent Dignity, Inherited Anxieties, Inimitable Felicity, Iniquitous Fortune, Initiatory Period, Injudicious Yielding, Injured Conceit, Inky Blackness, Inmost Recesses, Innate Forbearance, Inner Restlessness, Innocent Amenities, Inocuous Desuitude, Innovating Spirit, Inoffensive Copiousness, Inopportune Condition, Inordinate Ambition, Inquisitional Rack, End of Section 18. Section 19 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser, read for Librevox.org by Keira Rutherford-Bays, August 2006. Inquisitive Observer, Insatiable Vanity, Inscrutable Austerity, Insecure Truce, Incensate Barbarism, Incensibly Flattered, Inseparably Associated, Insidious Tendency, Insignificant Blot, Insincere Profession, Insinuatingly Pursued, Insipid Tameness, Insistent Babel, Insolent Placidity, Insoluble Riddles, Inspiring Achievement, Inspiriting Spectacle, Instant Readiness, Instantaneous Sessations, Instinctive Disapproval, Insufferably Dull, Insufficient Appeal, Insular Strength, Insulting Invectives, Insuperable Difficulty, Insurmountable Obstacles, Intangible Something, Integral Element, Intellectual Integrity, Intelligent Adaptation, Intemperate Scorn, Intense Perplexity, Intensive Cultivation, Intentional Garbling, Interior Spirit, Interlocking Directorate, Intermediate Link, Interminable Question, Intermingled Gloom, Intermittent Threats, Internal Descension, Interpolated Speech, Interpretative Criticism, Interwoven Thread, Intimately Alied, Intolerably Tedious, Intoxicating Hum, Intractable Temper, Intrenched Privilege, Intrepid Dexterity, Intricate Interlacings, Intriguing Braggart, Intrinsic Facundity, Intrusive Brightness, Intuitive Perception, Invaluable Composition, Invariable Kindness, Inveying Incessantly, Inventive Jealousy, Inveterate Antipathy, Invidious Mention, Invigorating Discipline, Invincible Optimism, Inviable Confidence, Involuntary Yearnings, Involuted Sentences, Involved Pomposity, Invulnerable Salinity, Inward Disinclination, Irrassable Doggadness, Irate Remonstrance, Iridescent Sheen, Irksome Task, Iron Resolution, Ironic Iceness, Irradiating Spirit, Irrational All, Irreclaimable Dead, Irreconcilable Parting, Irrevocably Lost, Irrefragable Laws, Irrefutable Argument, Irregular Constellations, Irrelevant Suggestion, Irremediable Sorrow, Irreparable Injury, Irrepressible Excitement, Irreproachable Exterior, Irresistible Will, Irresponsible Gossip, Irretrievable Blunder, Irreverent Audacity, Irreversible Facts, Irrevocable Verdict, Irritable Impatience, Isolated Splendor. End of Section 19. This recording is in the public domain. Section 20 of 15,000 Useful Phrases, by Grenville Kleiser, read for Librebox.org by Keir Rutherford Bays, August 2006. Jaded Sensibility, Jagged Outline, Jarring Discord, Jaundiced Opinion, Jaunty Confidence, Jealous Animosity, Jesting Illusion, Jingling Alliteration, Jocular Murth, Jokened Host, Jostling Confusion, Jovial Fancy, Joyful Alacrity, Joyous Stagnation, Jubilant Antagonist, Judicial Impartiality, Juditious Candor, Just Rebuke, Juvenile Attempt, Kaleidoscopic Pictures, Keen Insight, Kindled Enthusiasm, Kindly Innocence, Kindred Sympathies, Kingly Generosity, Navish Conduct, Nightly Achievement, Known Disingenuousness, Labored Levity, Labyrinthian Windings, Lacerated Feelings, Lacrimose Monotony, Lachydasical Manor, Laconic Force, Lagging Footsteps, Lamentable Helplessness, Languid Impertenance, Large Receptivity, Lashing Scorn, Latent Conviction, Laudable Zeal, Laughable Absurdity, Lavish Liberality, Lawless Freedom, Lazy Acquiescence, Leading Steps, Leaping Ambition, Learned Gravity, Leering Smile, Legal Perspicacity, Legendary Associations, Legislative Enactment, Legitimate Inference, Leisurely Composure, Lengthening Shadows, Leonine Powers, Methodic Temperament, Lettered Coxcombe, Liberal Contemplations, Lifeless Invasility, Lifelong Adherence, Lightless Eyes, Lightly Disregard, Lightning Glare, Limpid Twilight, Lingering Tenderness, Linguistic Attainments, Liquid Elequence, Lisping utterance, Listening Reverence, Listless Apathy, Literal Exactness, Literary Research, Lithe Contortions, Little Idiosyncrasies, Lively Susceptibility, Livid Lightning, Living Manifestation, Loathsome Oppression, Local Busybody, Loftiest Aspirations, Logical Precision, Lone Magnificence, Longing Fancy, Looming Probabilities, Loquacious Assurances, Lordly Abhorrence, Loud Vesiferation, Lounging Gate, Loudish Roudness, Lovingly Quizzical, Lowering Aspects, First Degradation, Loyal Adhesion, Lucid Treatment, Lucrative Profession, Ludicrous Incongruity, Lagubrious Question, Lukewarm Repentance, Lumbering Gaity, Luminous Interpretation, Lurid Picturesqueness, Lurking Suspicion, Lustrous Surface, Luxuriant Richness, Lying Equivocations, End of Section 20. 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Magisterial Emphasis, Magnanimous Concessions, Magnetic Fascination, Magnificent Fluorescence, Magniloquent Diction, Maidenly Timidity, Main Ramifications, Majestic Dignity, Maladjusted Marriages, Malevolent Ingenuity, Malicious Aspersions, Malign Influence, Malodorous Gentility, Manageable Proportions, Mangled Arguments, Manifest Reluctance, Manifold Functions, Manly Reticence, Mantling Smile, Manual Dexterity, Manufactured Melancholy, Marked Individuality, Marketable Commodity, Martialed Hosts, Martial Footsteps, Marvelous Lucidity, Masculine Power, Masked Expression, Massive Strength, Master Achievement, Matchless Charm, Material Misconception, Maternal Solicitude, Mathematical Precision, Matrimonial Alliance, Matured Reflection, Maudlin Sentimentalism, Morkish Incipidity, Maximum Intensity, Mega Evidence, Mean Trickery, Meaningless Confusion, Measured Cadence, Mechanical Handicraft, Meditatively Silent, Meek Ambition, Melancholy Musing, Melifluous Elegance, Mellow Refinement, Melodious Platitudes, Melodramatic Resource, Melting Mood, Memorable Experience, Menacing Attitude, Mendacious Tongue, Mendicant Pilgrim, Mental Metamorphosis, Mercenary View, Merchantable Literature, Merciful Insensibility, Merciless Sensor, Mercurial Temperament, Mere Generalization, Meritricious Allurements, Meridian Splendour, Merited Ridicule, Merry Jest, Metallic Immobility, Metaphysical Obscurity, Meteoric Splendours, End of Section 21, This recording is in the public domain. Section 22 of 15,000 Useful Phrases by Grenville Kleiser. Read for LibriVox.org by Linton. Methodical Regularity, Metrical Exactness, Microscopic Minuteness, Mighty Animosity, Mild Rejoinder, Militant Struggles, Military Autocracy, Millennial Rain, Mimic Gestures, Minitory Shadow, Mincing Precision, Mingled Decorousness, Miniature Imitations, Minor Impulses, Minute Consideration, Miraculous Profusion, Mirroring Lake, Murthful Glance, Mischievous Eiffusion, Miserable Musings, Misleading Notion, Mis-shapen Oddities, Mis-spent Strength, Mistaken Assumption, Trustful Superiority, Misty Depression, Mitigating Circumstances, Mobile Countenance, Mock Seriousness, Modest Cheerfulness, Modified Sentiment, Moldy Doctrines, Modifying Conditions, Momentary Discomforture, Momentous Pause, Monarchial Institutions, Monastic Austerity, Monotonous Sameness, Monstrous Absurdity, Monumental Structure, Moody Silence, Moonlight Witchery, Moral Obliquity, Morbid Imagination, Mordant Wit, Moribund Mediocrities, Moral Affront, Mortified Coldness, Mothly Appearance, Mountainous Inequalities, Mournful Magnificence, Mouthing Amplitude, Muffled Opinion, Muddy Inefficiency, Muffled Detonations, Mullioned Windows, Multiferious Activity, Multiform Truth, Multiple Needs, Multitudinous Details, Mundane Importance, Mural Decorations, Matureous Parody, Murky Recesses, Musical Diapasin, Mute Insensibility, Mutinous Thoughts, Muttered Warning, Mutual Animosity, Myriad Lights, Mysterious Potency,