Part 7
throb of compunction
throng of sensations
tide of humanitarianism
timid of innovation
tincture of depreciation
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
U
unity of purpose
universality of experience
V
vagrancy 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 trade
vow of allegiance
W
warmth 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
Z
zest of enjoyment
zone of delusion
Preposition "by"
A
affected by externals
allayed by sympathy
animated by victory
appraised by fashion
assailed by conscience
attained by effort
avert by prayer
B
ballasted by brains
beset by difficulties
bound by opinion
branded by defeat
C
characterized 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
D
darkened by shadows
dazzled by fame
depraved by pain
devoured by curiosity
disgusted by servility
driven by remorse
E
embarrassed by timidity
encouraged by success
enfeebled by age
enforced by action
enjoined by religion
enriched by gifts
established by convention
evoked by shame
F
fascinated, by mystery
favored by fortune
fettered by systems
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
learned by rote
M
marked by acuteness
measured by years
N
narrowed by custom
O
occasioned 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
R
racked by suffering
refuted by reason
repelled by censure
restrained by violence
rising by industry
S
sanctioned by experience
shaped by tradition
soured by misfortune
stung by derision
supplanted by others
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
W
won by aggression
worn by time
wrenched by emotions
Preposition "in"
A
absorbed in meditation
affable in manner [affable = gentle and gracious]
atone in measure
B
barren in intellect
basking in sunshine
buried in solitude
C
call 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]
D
deficient in insight
delight in learning
deterioration in quality
difference in detail
diligent in application
diminish in respect
dwarfed in numbers
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 in thought
indulge in reverie
inferior in character
influential in society
ingenuity in planning
instance in point
involved in obscurity
K
kept in abeyance
L
landmarks 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
M
monstrous in dulness
mysterious in origin
N
noble in amplitude
nursed in luxury
O
organized in thought
P
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 character
revel in danger
rich in variety
rooted in prejudice
S
schooled 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
T
tender in sentiment
U
unique in literature
unity in diversity
unprecedented in kind
V
versed in knowledge
W
wallow in idolatry
wanting in dignity
waver in purpose
weak in conception
Preposition "into"
A
abashed into silence
B
beguile into reading
betray into speech
blending into harmony
bring into disrepute
bullied into silence
burn into memory
burst into view
C
call into question
carry into conflict
chill into apathy
coming into vogue
cringe into favor
crumbled into dust
crystallized into action
D
dash 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
E
electrify into activity
elevated into importance
enquire into precedents
enter into controversy
expand into weakness
F
fade into insignificance
fall into decay
fashion into festoons
flame into war
flower into sympathy
forced into action
frozen into form
fuse into unity
G
galvanize into life
go into raptures
goaded into action
H
hushed into silence
I
incursions into controversy
insight into truth
inveigled into dispute [inveigled = convince by coaxing, flattery]
K
kindle into action
L
lapse into pedantry [pedantries = attention to detail or rules]
lash into silence
launch into disapproval
lead into captivity
leap into currency
lulled into indifference
M
melt into space
merge into character
p
pass into oblivion
plunge into despair
pour into print
Q
quicken into life
R
relapse into savagery
rendered into music
resolve into nothingness
retreat into silence
ripened into love
rush into print
S
shocked into attention
sink into insignificance
smitten into ice
snubbed into quiescence
stricken into silence
summoned into being
swollen into torrents
T
take into account
thrown into disorder
transform into beauty
translated into fact
U
usher into society
V
vanish into mystery
W
wander into digression
wheedled into acquiescence
withdraw into solitude
Preposition "to"
A
addicted 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
B
blind to demonstration
brought to repentance
C
claim 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
D
deaf 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
E
empowered to act
endeared to all
excite to pity
exposed to derision
F
fly to platitudes
foredoomed to failure
G
given to extravagance
ground to atoms
H
harassed to death
hostile to progress
I
impervious 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
L
laugh to scorn
left to conjecture
lost to remembrance
O
obedience 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
R
recourse to falsehood
reduced to impotence
related to eternity
repeat to satiety
repugnant to justice
requisite to success
resort to violence
run to seed
S
seek 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
T
temptation to doubt
tend to frustrate
trust to chance
U
utilize to advantage
V
venture to say
vital to success
W
wedded to antiquity
Y
yield to reason
Preposition "with"
A
abounding with plenty
accord with nature
act with deliberation
adorn with beauty
afflict with ugliness
aflame with life
allied with economy
anticipate with delight
ascertain with exactness
attended with danger
B
beam with self-approval
behave with servility
big with fate
blinded with tears
blush with shame
branded with cowardice
bubbling with laughter
burn with indignation
C
cling with tenacity
clothe with authority
compatible with freedom
comply with tradition
conceal with difficulty
consistent with facts
covered with ignominy
crush with sorrow
D
deny with emphasis
depressed with fear
dispense with formality
distort with passion
E
echo with merriment
endow with intelligence
endued with faith [endued = provide with a quality; put on]
endure with fortitude
examine with curiosity
F
face with indifference
flushed with pride
fraught with peril
furious with indignation
G
glowing with delight
I
imbued with courage
incompatible with reason
inconsistent with beauty
inflamed with rage
inspired with patriotism
intoxicated with joy
K
kindle with enthusiasm
L
laugh with glee
M
meet with rebuke
mingled with curiosity
move with alacrity
O
oppressed with hardship
overcome with shyness
overflowing with love
overhung with gloom
P
performed with regularity
pervaded with grandeur
proceed with alertness
punish with severity
Q
quicken with pride
quiver with anxiety
R
radiant with victory
regard with loathing
relate with zest
repel with indignation
S
saddle 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
T
tainted 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
U
unmixed with emotion
utter with sarcasm
V
vibrant with feeling
view with awe
W
wield with power
work with zeal
SECTION VI
BUSINESS PHRASES
A
A request for further particulars will not involve any obligation
A telegram is enclosed for your use, as this matter is urgent
Accept our thanks for your recent remittance
Acknowledging the receipt of your recent inquiry
After examination we can confidently say
After very carefully considering
Again thanking you for the inquiry
Agreeable to our conversation
An addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience
An early reply will greatly oblige
Answering your recent inquiry
Any information you may give us will be appreciated
Any time that may suit your convenience
As a matter of convenience and economy
As a special favor we ask
As directed in your letter, we are shipping to you
As explained in our previous letter
As it will give us an opportunity to demonstrate our ability
As stated in our previous letter
As we have received no response from you
As you, doubtless, are aware
As you probably have been told
As your experience has probably shown you
Assuring you of every courtesy
Assuring you of our entire willingness to comply with your request
Assuring you of prompt and careful cooperation
At the present writing
At the suggestion of one of our patrons
At your earliest opportunity
Awaiting the favor of your prompt attention
Awaiting the pleasure of serving you
Awaiting your early communication
Awaiting your further commands
Awaiting your pleasure
B
Believing you will answer this promptly
C
Complying with your request
Conditions make it obligatory for us
D
Do not hesitate to let us know
Do not overlook this opportunity
Do you realize that you can
E
Enclosed please find a memorandum
Enclosed we beg to hand you
Enclosed you will find a circular which will fully explain
F
For some years past
For your convenience we enclose a stamped envelope
For your further information we take pleasure in sending to you
Frankly, we believe it is extremely worth while for you
From the standpoint of serviceability
H
Here is a complete answer to
Here is your opportunity
Hoping for a continuance of your interest
Hoping for a definite reply
Hoping that our relations may prove mutually satisfactory
Hoping to be favored with your order
How may we serve you further?
However, because of the special circumstances attached
I
I am compelled to inform you
I am confident that you will be thoroughly satisfied
I am directed to say to you
I am, gentlemen, yours faithfully
I am giving the matter my personal attention
I am, my dear sir, yours faithfully
I am still holding this offer open to you
I ask that you be good enough
I beg to request that you give me some information
I believe I understand perfectly just how you feel about
I have been favorably impressed by your
I have now much pleasure in confirming
I have pleasure in acknowledging
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
I have the honor to remain
I herewith submit my application
I highly appreciate this mark of confidence
I look forward to pleasant personal relations in the future
I regret exceedingly to inform you
I remain, my dear sir, yours faithfully
I shall be pleased to forward descriptive circulars
I shall esteem it a personal favor
I should welcome an interview at your convenience
I sincerely hope that you will give the subject your earnest consideration
I take pleasure in replying to your inquiry concerning
I trust I shall hear from you soon
I want to express the hope that our pleasant business relations will continue
I want to interest you
I want to thank you for your reply
I wish to confirm my letter
If I can be of further service, please address me
If it is not convenient for you
If there is any valid reason why you are unable
If we can be of service to you
If we can help you in any way
If we have not made everything perfectly clear, please let us know
If you accommodate us, the favor will be greatly appreciated
If you are interested, please let us hear from you
If you are thinking about ordering
If you desire, our representative will call
If you have any cause for dissatisfaction
If you give this matter your prompt attention
In accordance with the terms of our offer
In accordance with your request
In answering your inquiry regarding
In any event, a reply to this will be very much appreciated
In closing we can only assure you
In compliance with your favor
In compliance with your request, we are pleased to send to you
In conclusion, we can assure you
In order to facilitate our future transactions
In reference to your application
In regard to your proposition
In reply thereto, we wish to inform you
In reply to your valued favor
In response to your recent request
In spite of our best efforts it is not probable
In thanking you for the patronage with which you have favored us
In view of all these facts, we feel justified in claiming
Information has just reached me
It gives us pleasure to recommend
It has consistently been our aim to help our customers
It is a matter of great regret to us
It is a pleasure for me to answer your inquiry
It is a well known fact
It is interesting to note
It is our very great pleasure to advise you
It is the policy of our house
It seems clear that our letter must have miscarried
It was purely an oversight on our part
It will be entirely satisfactory to us
It will be our aim to interest you
It will be readily appreciated
It will be to your advantage
It will doubtless be more convenient for you
It will interest you to know
It will receive the same careful attention
J
Just mail the enclosed card
K
Kindly endorse your reply on the enclosed sheet
Kindly let us have your confirmation at your earliest convenience
Kindly let us know your pleasure concerning
Kindly read the enclosed list
L
Let me thank you for the opportunity to give this matter my personal attention
Let us assure you of our desire to cooperate with you
Let us assure you that we are very much pleased
Let us know if there is any further attention
Let us thank you again for opening an account with us
Looking forward to the early receipt of some of your orders
M
May I ask you to do us a great favor by
May we be favored with a reply
Meantime soliciting your forbearance
Meanwhile permit me to thank you for your kind attention
O
On referring to your account we notice
Our letter must have gone astray
Our relations with your house must have hitherto been very pleasant
Our services are at your command
Our stock has been temporarily exhausted
Owing to our inability to collect out-standing debts
P
Permit me to add
Permit us to express our sincere appreciation
Please accept the thanks of the writer
Please consider this letter an acknowledgment
Please favor us with a personal communication
Please feel assured that we shall use every endeavor
Possibly the enclosure may suggest to you
Promptly on receipt of your telegram
Pursuant to your letter
R
Recently we had occasion
Referring to your esteemed favor
Regretting our inability to serve you in the present instance
Reluctant as we are to believe
Requesting your kind attention to this matter
S
Should you decide to act upon this latter suggestion
So many requests of a similar nature come to us
Soliciting a continuance of your patronage
T
Thank you for your expression of confidence
Thanking you for your inquiry
Thanking you for your past patronage
Thanking you for your promptness.
Thanking you in advance for an early reply
Thanking you in anticipation
The causes for the delay were beyond our control
The margin of profit which we allow ourselves
The proof is in this fact
The proposition appeals to us as a good one
Therefore we are able to make you this offer
Therefore we trust you will write to us promptly
These points should be most carefully considered
This arrangement will help us over the present difficulty
This is according to our discussion
This matter has been considered very seriously
This personal guarantee I look upon as a service to you
This privileged communication is for the exclusive use
This will amply repay you
Trusting that we may have the pleasure of serving you
Trusting to receive your best consideration
U
Under no circumstances can we entertain such an arrangement
Under separate cover we are mailing to you
Under these circumstances we are willing to extend the terms
Unfortunately we are compelled at certain times
Unless you can give us reasonable assurance
Upon being advised that these terms are satisfactory
Upon receiving your letter of
W
We acknowledge with pleasure the receipt of your order
We admit that you are justified in your complaint
We again solicit an opportunity
We again thank you for your inquiry
We always endeavor to please
We appreciate the order you were kind enough to send to us
We appreciate your patronage very much
We are always glad to furnish information
We are anxious to make satisfactory adjustment
We are at a loss to understand why
We are at your service at all times
We are confident that you will have no further trouble
We are extremely desirous of pleasing our patrons
We are in a position to give you considerable help
We are in receipt of your communication regarding
We are indeed sorry to learn
We are perfectly willing to make concessions
We are pleased to receive your request for information
We are pleased to send you descriptive circulars
We are reluctant to adopt such severe measures
We are satisfied regarding your statement
We are sending to you by mail
We are sorry to learn from your letter
We are thoroughly convinced of the need
We are totally at a loss to understand
We are very anxious to have you try
We are very glad to testify to the merit of
We ask for a continuance of your confidence
We ask that you kindly let us hear from you
We assume that you are considering
We assure you of our confidence in the reliability
We assure you of our desire to be of service
We await an early, and we trust, a favorable reply
We await the courtesy of an early answer
We beg a moment of your attention and serious consideration
We believe that if you will carefully consider the matter
We believe you will readily understand our position
We can assure you that any order with which you favor us
We desire information pertaining to your financial condition
We desire to effect a settlement
We desire to express our appreciation of your patronage
We desire to impress upon you
We expect to be in the market soon
We feel assured that you will appreciate
We feel sure that you will approve of our action in this matter
We frankly apologize to you
We hasten to acknowledge the receipt
We have anticipated a heavy demand
We have, as yet, no definite understanding
We have come to the conclusion
We have endeavored to serve the needs of your organization
We have found it impossible
We have much pleasure in answering your inquiry
We have no desire to adopt harsh measures
We have not had the pleasure of placing your name on our ledgers
We have not, however, had the pleasure of hearing from you
We have not yet had time to sift the matter thoroughly
We have the honor to be, gentlemen
We have the honor to inform you
We have thought it best to forward
We have your request for information regarding
We hesitated for a while to pursue the matter
We hope that an understanding can be reached
We hope that we shall have many opportunities to demonstrate our ability
We hope that you will find the enclosed booklet very interesting
We hope to hear favorably from you
We hope you will appreciate
We hope you will excuse the unavoidable delay
We invite your attention to
We must insist upon a prompt settlement
We must, therefore, insist on the terms of the agreement
We note that the time is at hand
We offer you the services of an expert
We particularly want to interest you
We realize that this matter has escaped your attention
We realize that this is simply an oversight on your part
We regret exceedingly that you have been inconvenienced
We regret our inability to meet your wishes
We regret that owing to the press of business
We regret that this misunderstanding has occurred
We regret that we are not in a position
We regret that we are unable to grant your request
We regret the necessity of calling your attention
We regret to be compelled for this reason to withdraw the privilege
We regret to learn that you are disappointed
We remain, dear sir, yours faithfully
We remain, gentlemen, with thanks
We shall await your early commands with interest
We shall await your reply with interest
We shall be glad to fill your order
We shall be glad to have you tell us frankly
We shall be glad to render you any assistance in our power
We shall be happy to meet your requirements
We shall be indebted to you for your courtesy
We shall be pleased to receive the remittance
We shall be pleased to take the matter up further
We shall do everything in our power
We shall do our best to correct the mistake
We shall feel compelled
We shall heartily appreciate any information