I (continued 3)

The free and kindly intimacies of the fireside

The fair realities of the sanctified life

The peaceful atmosphere of good will

Make a covenant with your eyes lest sin get into your heart

We must get corruption out of the heart for one never knows how it will betray

An infinitely loving and all-wise heart

Worthy to receive endless praise

Far up the everlasting hills in God’s own light

The hallowed beauty of the eternal God

The glorious outlines of His holiness

The pure pellucid waters of His grace

Illumined by the indwelling of eternal light

The presence of the most high God

The all-wise and gracious counsels of God

The unshadowed depths of eternal holiness

The adoration of the eternal

A celestial melody

In resplendent glory

In the mountains of God

The great and blessed God who inhabits eternity

The unblemished holiness of heaven

Enabled to act continually with integrity

Free from narrow and selfish motives

The grand truths of redemption

The news of mercy

The mighty Sacrifice

The sons of peace

The paths of peace

The heavenly steeps

The life-giving stream

The glory of holiness

The well-spread table

The river of regenerating energy

A joy-giving truth

The sacred longing of the soul

The enduring brotherhood

A new ideal of plenty

A beautiful faith

The eternal spirit

SATISFACTORY

Wholesome Advantageous

Highly desirable

Thoroughly wholesome

Splendidly worth while

Singularly appropriate

There are great compensations in——

What an increasing sense of satisfaction it must be to——

I note with satisfaction that——

It comes as a refreshing surprise to learn that——

It satisfies every reasonable requirement

It seems to leave little to be desired

A profound and refreshing satisfaction

It will be brought to a happy issue

And I ... am satisfied and therein do count myself well paid.

The Merchant of Venice, IV., 1

It will be very much to his advantage to——

It is beyond all contradiction a very happy situation

The matter was brought to a very satisfactory termination

Eminently satisfactory

All this was highly gratifying to——

Our most sanguine hopes have been exceeded

It has given me no small amount of satisfaction

It is fully up to our best traditions

All will take an honest pride in——

Very well worth while

A taking piece of work

Perfectly all right

A most advantageous turn of affairs

Inexpressibly pleasing

In a very satisfying sense

What a soothing reflection it is that——

I have the happy assurance that——

I find real comfort in saying to myself that——

Of a kind to gladden the heart

A son of consolation

I have a comfortable feeling that——

It is a most poignant satisfaction to——

A suggestion of better things to come

When every moment is a joy

It is so satisfying

I had the secret satisfaction of

I was wonderfully pleased with it

With great satisfaction

Complete satisfaction

An unmixed satisfaction

Quite content in almost any one’s company

It is ample reward for the hardships endured

To a nicety

That fine delight I always experience when I

It will answer your largest expectations

It will challenge your highest esteem

SECRET

Hidden Concealed

No word of the affair ever saw the light

I shall keep perfectly mum about it

Do not herald it abroad

Tell it not in Gath

I should appreciate your confidence

Stall this in your bosom.

All’s Well that Ends Well, I., 3

He has been keeping his own counsel

SENSITIVE

Susceptible Impressible

As sensitive as a barometer

Fearful of having committed an indiscretion

A delicate plant and can be destroyed

The raw edges of life chafe him

Sensitive to a fault

Highly susceptible

Quick to respond to any overtures of interest

Impregnated with the sense of——

As impressible as wax to the seal

I have been decidedly impressed by——

There are things which stamp themselves indelibly upon the memory

SIMILE

(General)

As light as a snowflake

As fragile as glass

As grave as a judge

As rough as a bear

As still as a statue

As swift as a thought

As fierce as a tiger

As blithe as a bird

As old as the moon

As evanescent as a bubble

As deep as the sea

As graceful as Apollo

As beautiful as apple-blossoms

As hard as steel

As dark as pitch

As fierce as flame

As fleet as an arrow

As black as ebony

As white as snow

As thin as a shadow

As flat as a flounder

As sharp as a needle

As smooth as glass

As pale as a pearl

As welcome as a friend

As blind as a mole

As busy as a bee

As dry as dust

As fresh as a rose

As happy as an angel

As elastic as a steel spring

As dumb as an oyster

As illusive as a dream

As weak as water

As sweet as angel-dreams

As swift as a shadow

As short as a dream

As distant as a star

As cheerless as the Arctic

As black as ravens’ wings

As gray as ashes

As sharp as a sword

As white as chalk

As bold as a hawk

As clear as a whistle

As dull as lead

As broad as the sea

As hushed as the grave

As hopeful as the dawn

As soft as the south-wind

As swift as lightning

As sudden as thought

As clear as cloudless noon

As vague as a dream

As dry as a reed

As blue as violets

As hard as a stone

As invigorating as a sea-breeze

As happy as a child

As lithe as a panther

As impatient as the wind

Like wax to receive impressions

Like steel to retain impressions

Like one in a dream

Like the sea at rest

It clings like a burr

(Shakespeare)

Valiant as a lion.

Troilus and Cressida, I., 2

Churlish as the bear.

Troilus and Cressida, I., 2

Slow as the elephant.

Troilus and Cressida, I., 2

His nose was as sharp as a pen.

King Henry V., II., 3

As dead as a door-nail.

King Henry VI., IV., 10

The inaudible and noiseless foot of time.

All’s Well that Ends Well, V., 3

As loathsome as a toad.

Titus Andronicus, IV., 2

Black as ebony.

Love’s Labor’s Lost, IV., 3

As like as eggs.

The Winter’s Tale, I., 2

As broad and general as the casing air.

Macbeth, III., 4

Constant as the northern star.

Julius Cæsar, III., 1

Swift as a shadow.

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, I., 1

As pure as the unsullied lily.

Love’s Labor’s Lost, V., 2

Mine as sure as bark on tree.

Love’s Labor’s Lost, V., 2

The lazy foot of time.

As You Like It, III., 2

Life is a shuttle.

The Merry Wives of Windsor, V., 1

The murmuring lips of discontent.

King John, IV., 2

Her sunny locks hang on her temples like a golden fleece.

The Merchant of Venice, I., 1

The tooth of time.

Measure for Measure, V., 1

As fat as butter.

I. King Henry IV., II., 4

As like you as cherry is to cherry.

King Henry VIII., V., 1

As like as rain to water.

King John, II., 1

Short as any dream.

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, I., 1

Like an envious sneaping frost that bites the first-born infants of the spring.

Love’s Labor’s Lost, I., 1

SORROW

Bitterness Grief

Burdens pressing down upon head and heart

A feeble lonely soul

Heart longings

A picture of despair

A life of struggle, grief, and pain

With inexpressible longings

A struggling heart

The appalling darkness of Gethsemane

The lonely way of isolation

On a beach of wrecks

He walked with bleeding feet the flinty path

A figure of woe fit to melt the most obdurate heart

The struggling myriads of the poor

The noble army of martyrs

Like a sad and poignant refrain

The roots of bitterness

Ill tidings

A heavy heart

The hour of misfortune

Passing through the school of affliction

It is a tale for tears

At the mercy of the merciless

Sorely in need of consolation

SQUELCHED

Silenced Discomfited

Paid back in his own coin

Suffering the inevitable consequences of his own disagreeableness

Received a sharp quietus

He was compelled to take a back seat

Stick to your own knitting

STRAIGHTFORWARD

Candid Frank

It was open and aboveboard

A candor which disarms criticism

There was no pretense about it

Perfectly frank and straightforward

An unequivocal rejoinder

Straight out from the shoulder

The message was explicit and unequivocal

With absolute frankness

With no inclination to blink facts

He does not seek to belittle the fact that——

Straightforward integrity

A frank, whole-hearted recognition of——

STUBBORN

Impervious Obstinate

Impervious to argument

He is not the least bit clever

He was perversely slow to——

He is too stupid to make a blunder

As impassive as a statue

He is inflexible to all entreaty

He has been inexorable to all invitations

The victim of his own prejudices

The dupe of his own stupidity

Empty of the kernel of good sense

He made a plump refusal

It is like trying to use a large screw-driver to turn a small screw

Altogether obtuse

Not a grain of novelty in it

The zealous stupidity of amateurs

Prodigiously stupid

He is as stubborn as hickory

He turned a deaf ear to——

SUCCESS

Victory Realization

My most sanguine hopes have been realized

But still we got on

He has the rare combination of audacity and calculation which assures success

No inconsiderable victory

It has proved a distinct success

Nothing venture nothing have

A very auspicious beginning

A project likely to be realized

I have a reasonable confidence in the success of the——

The indispensable foundation of successful work

We must capture the innermost citadel

His star is in the ascendant

It is a great day for——

Not because of the tactics used but in spite of them

It ought to prove a solar plexus blow

It is a great achievement

It is a hard won triumph

No inconsiderable victory

It was a triumph of sheer grit

The sinews of victory

The opposition disappeared under the fierce fires of——

A victory which shall achieve the high purpose which we have held

Attained only by those who intently seek it

SUFFICIENT

Ample Plenty

A land flowing with milk and honey

Like a spring whose waters cannot fail

Of a not inconsiderable degree

With ample room

All that heart could wish

A superabundance of——

SUGGESTION

Tip Hint

A word to the wise is sufficient

Let me put you on your guard

Let me make a suggestion

Let me put a bee in your bonnet

A suggestion, perhaps, may be ventured that——

SUGGESTIVE

Inspirational Helpful

An everlasting foundation.

Prov. X., 25

More precious than of gold that perisheth.

I Pet. I., 7

The power of the grave.

Hosea XIII., 14

The people of God.

Heb. XI., 25

An ornament of grace.

Prov. I., 9

The peaceable fruit of righteousness.

Heb. XII., 11

The righteousness of the law.

Rom. VIII., 4

The law of sin and death.

Rom. VIII., 2

The light of life.

John VIII., 12

Good tidings of good.

Isa. LII., 7

The tongue of the wise.

Prov. XV., 2

The Prince of peace.

Isa. IX., 6

The counsellors of peace.

Prov. XII., 20

The firstfruits of all thine increase.

Prov. III., 9

A goodly heritage.

Ps. XVI., 6

The good fight of faith.

I Tim. VI., 12

The paths of the Lord.

Ps. XXV., 10

The secret of the Lord.

Ps. XXV., 14

The courts of our God.

Ps. XCII., 13

A diadem of beauty.

Isa. XXVIII., 5

Before the foundation of the world.

Eph. I., 4

Everlasting habitations.

Luke XVI., 9

A faithful creator.

I Pet. IV., 19

Lord thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

Ps. XC., 1

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea.

Ps. LXXII., 8

The eternal God is thy refuge.

Deut. XXXIII., 27

God is the strength of my heart.

Ps. LXXIII., 26

The joy of the Lord is your strength.

Neh. VIII., 10

A crown of glory that fadeth not away.

I Pet. V., 4

Unsearchable riches.

Eph. III., 8

A crown of righteousness.

II Tim. IV., 8

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

II Tim. III., 7

Let thy words be few.

Eccl. V., 2

There is no discharge in that war.

Eccl. VIII., 8

A living dog is better than a dead lion.

Eccl. IX., 4

Wizards that peep, and that mutter.

Isa. VIII., 19

He smelleth the battle afar off.

Job XXXIX., 25

While I was musing the fire burned.

Ps. XXXIX., 3

In the valley of decision.

Joel III., 14

For who hath despised the day of small things.

Zech. IV., 10

To the law and to the testimony.

Isa. VIII., 20

A covenant with death.

Isa. XXVIII., 15

Absent in body, but present in spirit.

I Cor., V., 3

Fallen from grace.

Gal. V., 4

The refuge of lies.

Isa. XXVIII., 17

Line upon line.

Isa. XXVIII., 13

Carried about with every wind of doctrine.

Eph. IV., 14

Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

Rom. XIV., 5

Great plainness of speech.

II Cor. III., 12

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

I Thess. V., 21

A book of remembrance.

Mal. III., 16

The law of kindness.

Prov. XXXI., 26

A mother in Israel.

II Sam. XX., 19

The land of the living.

Ps. CXVI., 9

I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

Job XIX., 20

A still small voice.

I Kings XIX., 12

His eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

Deut. XXXIV., 7

Let me die the death of the righteous.

Num. XXIII., 10

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Prov. XV., 1

Not of the night, nor of darkness.

I Thess. V., 5

An understanding heart.

I Kings III., 9

Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.

Ps. XVII., 8

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in baskets of silver.

Prov. XXV., 11

Establish thou the works of our hands.

Ps. XC., 17

Whose I am, and whom I serve.

Acts XXVII., 23

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation.

I Tim. I., 15

Her children arise up, and call her blessed.

Prov. XXXI., 28

Their folly shall be manifest to all men.

II Tim. III., 9

Lest I should be exalted above measure.

II Cor. XII., 7

They have sold a girl for wine.

Joel III., 3

In your patience possess ye your souls.

Luke XXI., 19

Eyes full of adultery.

II Pet. II., 14

Every idle word that men shall speak.

Matt. XII., 36

My speech shall distill as the dew.

Deut. XXXII., 2

A strong consolation.

Heb. VI., 18

Great treasure and trouble therewith.

Prov. XV., 16

A lover of hospitality.

Titus I., 8

A wholesome tongue.

Prov. XV., 4

Not greedy of filthy lucre.

I Tim., III., 3

A cheerful giver.

II Cor. IX., 7

The children of light.

I Thess. V., 5

Speaking the truth in love.

Eph. IV., 15

The sword of the spirit.

Eph. VI., 17

The tree of life.

Prov. III., 18

The wings of the wind.

Ps. XVIII., 10

A crown of life.

Rev. II., 10

Not weary in well doing.

Gal. VI., 9

Invisible things.

Rom. I., 20

Slow to wrath.

Jas. I., 19

An everlasting sign.

Isa. LV., 13

The hidden things of dishonesty.

II Cor. IV., 2

A thorn in the flesh.

II Cor. XII., 7

A cloud of witnesses.

Heb. XII., 1

The day is far spent.

Luke XXIV., 29

As one having authority.

Matt. VII., 29

Borne the burden and heat of the day.

Matt. XX., 12

A word spoken in due season.

Prov. XV., 23

Mighty in word and deed.

Luke XXIV., 19

Not grudgingly or of necessity.

II Cor. IX., 7

Faithful unto death.

Rev. II., 10

Incorruptible and undefiled.

I Pet. I., 4

The mind of Christ.

I Cor. II., 16

I obtained mercy.

I Tim. I., 13

The words of truth and soberness.

Acts XXVI., 25

This is the finger of God.

Ex. VIII., 19

By the law is the knowledge of sin.

Rom. III., 20

Things that accompany salvation.

Heb. VI., 9

If a man die shall he live again?

Job XIV., 14

Watchman, what of the night?

Isa. XXI., 11

In the furnace of affliction.

Isa. XLVIII., 10

Owe no man anything, but to love one another.

Rom. XIII., 8

A wounded spirit who can bear.

Prov. XVIII., 14

Riches certainly make themselves wings.

Prov. XXIII., 5

A man to have friends must shew himself friendly.

Prov. XVIII., 24

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing.

Prov. XVIII., 22

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Acts XX., 35

Perfect love casteth out fear.

I John IV., 18

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.

Prov. XXII., 1

The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

Mk. XIV., 38

Comfort one another with these words.

I Thess. IV., 18

Of whom the world was not worthy.

Heb. XI., 38

SUPERLATIVE

Supreme Highest

In an unrivaled degree

On a grand scale

Of profound significance

Beyond expression

On a world scale

In a rare degree

Of rarest beauty

In a notable way

In a conspicuous degree

On a grandiose scale

The weightiest factors in the whole matter is--

The supremest moments of life

Of the finest sort

The acme of--

SURE

Certain Positive

Demonstrated beyond all possibility of contradiction

As sure as God is sifting out the chaff

With mathematical certainty

That is one incontrovertible fact

In an unmistakable way

One conclusion is inescapable

An absolutely logical sequence of events

There is no wink of doubt about that--

By proof positive

To make assurance doubly sure

With unerring instinct

It leads to the inevitable conclusion that--

No doubt is possible that--

It is inevitable that--

Made us sure beyond a peradventure

Few events are better attested than--

They know to a dead certainty that--

It is safe to infer that--

Almost invariably

Unmistakable evidence

Conclusive evidence

Well-authenticated testimony

The conclusion cannot be escaped that--

A foregone conclusion.

Othello, III., 3

I speak from certainties.

Coriolanus, I., 2

Indisputably right

There is no gainsaying the fact that——

As certain as the multiplication table

We can rest absolutely assured that——

Beyond all dispute

The sure mark of a——

With entire certainty

It has the ring of finality in it

SUSPICION

Mistrust Jealousy

A lurking suspicion all the while that——

A chronic distrust

An uncertain sense of something hidden

Timid misgivings

In such a way as to raise a mild suspicion that——

Inclined to be suspicious

Not the most distant suspicion of——

Tortured by suspicion

A suspicion born of the fact that——

I cannot help suspecting that——

I smell a device.

Twelfth Night, II., 3

The insinuation has a foundation in fact

It is the fashion of unthinking persons to——

SYMBOLIC

Emblematic Typical

Emblematic of the fact that——

The appearance for the thing

The form for the substance

The law for the essence

The sign for the thing signified

Of a figurative import

TACTLESS

Witless Foolish

The knack of setting everything and everybody by the ears

There is need of a lady’s hand

It was not placatory but rather exasperating

Wholly indifferent to expediency

The intention was good but the method was wrong

Foolhardy

He is impossible

He is going over fool’s hill and is only part way over

TERSE

Pithy Succinct

Knightly generosity

Charming surprises

Instinctive delights

Surpassing merits

Joyously happy

Laudable purposes

Beautifully clean

Neatly arranged

Social amenities

Amiable qualities

Grandly simple

Peculiarly becoming

Remarkably pretty

Well disposed

Capital sport

Gracious thoughts

Refined perceptions

Filial reverence

Grateful acknowledgments

Pleasant trivialities

Genuine joy

Most effective

Richly suggestive

Nicely married

Graphic descriptions

Due consideration

Well bred

Kind designs

Mutual burdens

Pure delight

Rich scholarship

Loyal attachment

Scrupulous veracity

Invincible logic

Well connected

High principles

Plausible reasons

Genteel society

Amicable relations

Noble words

Distinctive gifts

High intelligence

Moral dignity

Boon companions

Tender sensibilities

Substantial benefits

Conspicuous examples

Highly creditable

Unquestioning faith

Mutual fidelity

Fine qualities

Implicit confidence

Ample opportunity

Deep-rooted convictions

Homely simplicity

Altered circumstances

Atrociously bad

Serious complications

Sound economics

Splendid enterprise

Spiritual penetration

Ready response

Colossal undertakings

Delicate negotiations

Far-reaching policies

Sorry specimens

Dismal reminiscences

Rigidly orthodox

Cold facts

Artistic fineness

False sentimentality

True satisfaction

Aptly designated

Long confabulations

Absolutely inconclusive

Signally conspicuous

Amiable accomplishments

Nice distinctions

THANKS

Gratitude Acknowledgment

In great recognition of——

Overflowing with gratitude

The will is taken for the deed

I am immensely indebted to you

I am under many obligations to you

It is very nice of you to——

I am grateful for your good opinion

I feel very grateful to you for your kindness

It was a memorable ride

I am deeply indebted to you

A debt of gratitude

Not the least of our mercies

What a blessing it is to be quit of——

I am not unmindful of——

I hope to return the compliment

TROUBLE

Trial Adversity

A bad time of it

I have had some very trying days

In the full clutch of circumstance

As ill-luck would have it, I——

Tried in the crucible of sacrifice and suffering

It is a tragedy rather than an epic

In these turbulent days

An adverse wind blowing from an unexpected quarter

I have had an affecting business on my hands

A child of hard circumstances

Sorely vexed by——

I am in a very pretty pickle

I would gladly see an end to bickering

Swept with the besom of destruction

A troubled and precarious existence

Hard hit

A fact of great and sinister import

Bad news has wings

He must tread the wine-press alone

An ill-advised and unfortunate attempt to stir up strife

His heart as heavy as lead

A fountain of trouble

A series of heart-burnings

Turbulent times

The hour of misfortune

Acquainted with the painful problems of life

Painful vicissitudes

Tasting the bitterness of life

UNAWARE

Unconsciously Thoughtlessly

All the while I was living in blissful ignorance of——

I was sweetly oblivious to the fact that——

In happy ignorance

Crass ignorance

He has plainly a lot to learn about——

The idea never occurred to them so far as any evidence goes to show

A model of blameless mediocrity

There is a dearth of knowledge about——

One half the world knows not how the other half lives

UNITY

Concord Harmony

It will not do to further exalt our differences

All indissolubly linked together

A unity of effort

Too many cooks spoil the broth

He that hunts two hares will catch neither

Everybody’s business is nobody’s business

A long pull, a strong pull, and a pull all together

One and inseparable

Without the slightest friction

Pretty well in line with accustomed principles

Knit up with it

In perfect accordance with——

A happy blending of——

It is perfectly compatible with——

It is not until one has entered sympathetically into the conception of——

The result was a harmonious whole

We get on charmingly together

Into the scheme of things

Harmonious adjustment

UNSATISFACTORY

Unreliable Undesirable

He fixed his faith on an idol with feet of clay

A weak reed to lean upon

Of a less desirable kind

He does not cut a very good figure

It does but scant justice to——

I cannot settle my spirits to it

Not altogether prepossessing

There is an element of danger in it

It was sown in weakness

Efforts which were mere flashes in the pan

Wide of the mark

A sign of pusillanimity and cowardice

Not content with——

Who shall decide when doctors disagree

The inadequacy of certain features of the——

A crude business

A certain coarseness of fiber

Out of kilter

It did not have the desired effect

A plea to throw into the discard every sacrifice

A case in which back-stairs gossip figures as sober truth

It will not pass muster

It has many shortcomings

The argument is not so convincing to the modern mind

Notoriously unreliable

Utterly ineffective

No more backbone than a jellyfish

With very unpleasant consequences

Yielding to a passing impulse

He is persona non grata with——

VAGUE

Hazy Ambiguous

Extremely vague

Not apparent at first sight

In a shadowy form

A hazy sea of memories

He left us quite uncertain as to his meaning

His meaning was at low visibility

A very vague and perfectly unconvincing answer

Words whose ambiguity have been used to throw doubt upon——

VALUE

Worth Excellence

The salt of the earth

It has become a precious memory

An important adjunct

Indispensable qualities

Lasting acquisitions

Of inestimable value

Intrinsic worth

Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.

III. King Henry VI., II., 5

Of exceptional value

In every way calculated to insure the——

Decidedly worth while

Of high quality

Of unique and abiding value

A possession of transcendent value

Not measured by figures

Of the very first magnitude

Every man thinks his own copper gold

Whatever comes to his mill is grist

He is rich beyond all telling who——

It will be no inconsiderable acquisition to——

Of transcendent value

Than whom there could be no better

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

He who prizes little things is worthy of great ones

Would you know what money is? Go borrow some

A thing too much seen is little prized

As valuable as a Brazilian diamond

It is supremely worth while

A mine of wealth in itself

Of unusual value

Not to be underestimated

A tremendous asset

With sterling qualities

He is a man of solid acquirements

The most precious of all blessings

It merits serious attention

Of exceptional qualifications

Of no common sort

Appraised highly

A superior brand of——

VALUELESS

Useless Inconsequential

It cumbers the ground

Of no particular moment

Reduced to a nullity

What is of no use is too dear as a gift

Ammunition which does not explode

It serves no useful purpose

It vanished into thin air

Cheap and tawdry

Arid and unfruitful

An inconsequential detail

Of only relative and temporary worth

My day has been horribly dispersive

A mere dilettante

Utterly repudiated

A matter of secondary moment

Of small consequence

That proves next to nothing

Like a cipher

It is a matter of small consequence.

King Richard II., V., 2

A trifle, some eight-penny matter.

I. King Henry IV., III., 3

A deal of skimble-skamble stuff.

I. King Henry IV., III., 1

It is idle to speculate on the outcome of——

It vanished like snow falling in the river

Unworthy of consideration

A dead issue

It matters not

It is immaterial

A seemingly inconsiderable circumstance

It is quite superfluous to——

Of no particular moment

It is idle to ask whether——

Of distinctly subordinate worth

Shrunk into insignificance

A petty matter of detail

Quite needless

Among the outworn things

VERIFICATION

Assurance Authentication

Verified by all human experience

A fact obvious to any student of history

We have every assurance that——

We can disabuse our minds of the——

I would make assurance doubly sure

It may be safely asserted that——

Surely there can be no reasonable doubt that——

We can all be more patient in the assurance that——

The best possible testimony to the soundness of the method is that——

We are always ready to give an answer for the faith that is in us

There will not be the smallest impropriety in it

Men want to know beyond a doubt or cavil that——

It must be accompanied by irrevocable guarantees

From highly responsible sources assurances are given that——

We gave him every possible assurance

Make yourself perfectly easy about——

Pawn to me this your honor.

Timon of Athens, I., 1

VEXATION

Impatience Exasperation

A fit of nervous exasperation

Evidences of a reckless temper

An unpleasant passage of words

Impatient of delay

Exasperated beyond expression

Much piqued

Acting with the petulance of a child

Irritably self-conscious

Angry at the most minute provocation

Driven into nervous prostration

Thin-skinned in the presence of annoyances

Enough to imperil the habit of studied moderation of statement

The most exasperating of all nuisances

I was in the worst possible temper with——

Irritability that has some justification

I never before have known anything so provoking

He used most vigorous terms in referring to——

She hides all her vexation in her bosom

An error of the most exasperating sort

He is easily irritated

With the most astonishing perverseness

A weight of nerves without a mind

A few hot and bitter words

In utter exasperation

Petulant resentment

Sorely tired

A sore trial to his temper

It frets my soul to see——

A silly bit of petulance

A sulphurous state of mind

Exposed to petty tribulations

Exceedingly tantalizing

A suggestion of nervous tears

Very disconcerting

How uncomfortable is such an apprehension of——

VIRILE

Clean-cut Expressive

Ugly weather

A great mercy

The mildewed hand of famine

The loss of prestige

The famine of the heart

The terrors of uncertainty

A glory divine

A tinge of irony

Squirming over it

Atrophy of will-power

An ox-like stolidity

Back to prodigal ways

A lesson in moderation

Business capacity

Straining at the leash of——

Very acutely said

A coign of vantage

The horror of sin

A flattering tale

No waster of words

In the very pits of tragic life

The germinal ideal

The strategic opportunity

The dew of youth

The passion of hate

A law unto itself

The sequence of events

In a state of siege

A narcotic to the mind

A realizable aim

WARNING

Alarming Awakening

Wise in their own eyes.

Isa. V., 21

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.

Isa. LIV., 17

The way that leadeth to destruction.

Matt. VII., 13

Punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord.

II Thess. I., 9

The last state of that man is worse than the first.

Luke XI., 26

The wages of sin is death.

Rom. VI., 23

Outer darkness.

Matt. VIII., 12

Be sure your sin will find you out.

Num. XXXII., 23

The unfruitful works of darkness.

Eph. V., 11

For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

II Cor. XIII., 8

Past feeling.

Eph. IV., 19

Admonish him as a brother.

II Thess. III., 15

And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire.

Jude 23

Eternal judgment.

Heb. VI., 2

That ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Jas. IV., 3

A great gulf fixed.

Luke XVI., 26

In the bond of iniquity.

Acts VIII., 23

Whited sepulchres.

Matt. XXIII., 27

When I begin, I will also make an end.

I Sam. III., 12

The lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life.

I John II., 16

The tents of wickedness.

Ps. LXXXIV., 10

Abomination to the Lord.

Prov. XI., 20

Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Gal. VI., 7

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts.

Isa. LV., 7

His enemies shall lick the dust.

Ps. LXXII., 9

The way of transgressors is hard.

Prov. XIII., 15

Fools make a mock at sin.

Prov. XIV., 9

By thy wrath are we troubled.

Ps. XC., 7

At their wit’s end.

Ps. CVII., 27

A perpetual reproach.

Ps. LXXVIII., 66

Blind guides which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

Matt. XXIII., 24

He that hath ears to hear let him hear.

Luke XIV., 35

Yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.

Jer. XLVI., 28

The wicked are like the troubled sea.

Isa. LVII., 20

The axe is laid unto the root of the tree.

Luke III., 9

Lewd fellows of the baser sort.

Acts XVII., 5

They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.

Hosea VIII., 7

Worse than an infidel.

I Tim. V., 8

A man of unclean lips.

Isa. VI., 5

As he thinketh in his heart so is he.

Prov. XXIII., 7

Terrible as an army with banners.

Solomon’s Song VI., 4

WEALTHY

Opulent Rich

Financially quite at ease

He has ample means

He is well supplied with worldly goods

He has no straitened income

He has a bottomless purse

Able to liquidate all just debts

He is rich enough who owes nothing

WHOLLY

Completely Entirely

From the cradle to the grave

From first to last

From alpha to omega

Until the last gun is fired

From the beginning to the end of time

WILLFUL

Selfish Mercenary

Intent upon amassing things for himself

For the self-aggrandizement of——

Impatient of any advice

An entire lack of reverence for authority

In spite of remonstrances he——

Intoxicated with pride

A heart buried in the task of money-getting

WISE

Able Sound

He passes everything through the alembic of his own mind

He is a man of his own mind

He is a formidable man with ideas

He grasps the subject in all its bearings

His calculations are sound

He makes singularly few false steps

He is far too astute for that

A man of thoroughly democratic sympathies

It is one of his wise and cardinal rules that——

He is eminently sane

He is a man of rare sagacity

Justified by common sense

With some sense of the fitness of things

Full of sterling sense

He has an eye for essentials

We can show the rationale of——

WORSHIPFUL

Devotional Prayerful

We bless thee for all uplifting ministries

Unite us all by the bonds of tender sympathy

Thou hast done great things for us, whereof we are glad

In thy great love do thou nourish the hearts that are given over to sore trial

With thine own gentle hand dry the tears of sorrow

Heal with balm from heaven the wounded spirit

Our days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle

Thou only hast the keys of all power

Send sweet messages of hope and love to all for whom we ought to pray

Pity those who have no pity on themselves

Out of the fullness of thy grace send us answers that shall make us glad

Raise again every buried hope

Give life again to all our noblest ambitions

Behold what manner of love thou hast bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God

Thou art able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think

Be thou with our dear ones——building up their homes and blessing their firesides

Unite us in the indissoluble fellowship of sympathy with the heart of Christ

Do thou speak comfortably to anxious hearts

Our days are a continuance of thy favor

We are living to praise thee

Inspire every soul with unusual gladness

Comfort those that mourn, may they be richer for their tears

Grant unto us the tender solaces of thy gospel, the sweet comfort of thy grace

We would make mention of thy loving kindness

Until we take our place in the city whose hills are light

Enable us to meet with gentleness and forbearance any opposition to our wishes

And when we shall have fulfilled thy purposes concerning us on earth may we be received into the everlasting mansions revealed to us through Jesus Christ our Lord

Fortify us by thy spirit against the temptations that await us

May the sweet influences of the Gospel gladden and redeem many hearts

Rule thou in our hearts

Fill us with holy thoughts and noble desires

May we be warned of sin and its dreadful consequences

We thank thee for the rich promises and precious hopes of the Gospel of thy Son

We would breathe into thine ear our gratitude for mercies so free

May our hearts glow with a renewed sense of thy love

(Fulfill in us Thy gracious promises)

Help us to cherish the heavenly disposition of Jesus Christ our Lord

Scatter the darkness from our minds by the beam of thy heavenly truth

Teach us how to attain that holiness which will make us holy like thee

Clothe us with all social and domestic graces

Help us to discharge our debt to the world

Daily we would supplicate thy mercy and protection

Make our duties plain before us

May we be inflexible in every good purpose

Unseal our spiritual vision

We pray for those who are languishing on beds of sickness and have wearisome days and nights assigned them

We are sorry that we are so fondly attached to the things that perish

Encompass our minds this day with thoughts of heaven

Wilt thou take us unto thy keeping this day

Pity our frailties

Inspire us with an abiding gratitude

In the defenseless hours of sleep thou hast preserved us

With the light of another morning we would lift our hearts to thee in grateful acknowledgment of thy goodness

Suffer not our ears to become dull to the cry of misery

May no day pass without thy blessing

May our hearts be open to the glad tidings

Keep us from distrustful thoughts

Give us a cheerful and unfailing confidence that Thou art at the heart of affairs

May our trials be borne with Christian meekness

May our difficulties work out for us some spiritual good

Encourage us in every right endeavor

May the thought that thou seest us check every wrong motive and evil impulse

Give us calmness and self-control under every disappointment and provocation

Fill our hearts with thy rich grace

Soften our sorrows

Grant us thy reviving grace

Fill us with thy perfect love

Cheer saddened hearts

In our spirits sweetly move

Sanctify our deep distress

ZEALOUS

Eager Ardent

Zealous of good works.

Titus II., 14

Labor of love.

I Thess. I., 3

Rich in good works.

I Tim. VI., 18

Fellow helpers to the truth.

III John, 8

Doing the will of God from the heart.

Eph. VI., 6

That with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.

I Pet. II., 15

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come.

I Tim. VI., 19

The laborer is worthy of his hire.

Luke X., 7

A pattern of good works.

Titus II., 7

We are laborers together with God.

I Cor. III., 9

I will very gladly spend and be spent for you.

II Cor. XII., 15

Let all things be done decently and in order.

I Cor. XIV., 40

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet.

Eccl. V., 12

Their nobles put not their necks to the work.

Neh. III., 5