Putnam's Phrase Book. Edwin Hamlin Carr
ANXIETY
Worry Apprehension
I shall be extremely distressed if——
It caused me a thousand apprehensions
A miserable victim of anxiety
I was quite apprehensive about——
It is like a nightmare for me to think of——
On the anxious seat
The paralysing fear of——
Foolishly apprehensive of the future
As frightened as a child in the dark
A cause for much anxiety
Harried by uncertainties
He betrays a most suspicious anxiety lest——
With unwarrantable concern
Robbed of tranquillity
A growing fear of consequences
It haunted me like a ghost
I am apprehensive that——
A perfect paroxysm of restlessness
I note with concern the tendency of——
APOLOGY
Excuse Defense
I should not have intruded on you at this hour
In an unguarded moment, I——
In an evil hour, I——
Owing to a foolish error, I——
In the exasperation of the moment——
It was purely a Pagan impulse
There was no intention to discriminate against——
I offer my humblest apologies
Your forgiveness for all these offences is very penitently and humbly invoked
He did not feel that he was committing an indiscretion when he——
I am hardly presentable for polite society
I am far from being as well informed as you suppose me to be——
Forgive me all my delinquencies
The horrible consciousness has just dawned upon me that——
I find my tongue is too foolhardy.
All’s Well that Ends Well, IX., 1
I did play a lamentable part.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona, IV., 4
If hearty sorrow be a sufficient ransom for offence, I tender’t here.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona, V., 4
APPRECIATIVE
Sympathetic Sensible
With a beautiful sense of the fitting
A very delicate appreciation of——
It was perfectly charming to see how——
I shall be happy to recall the fact that we——
A nice sense of appreciation
The beautiful thing about it is——
With the inevitable grace that is French
Than this there is none other
He has a mind acutely responsive to——
He has a nice regard for——
You did it in the way that will count
It is a capital piece of work
That was splendid of you
It would do him a world of good
I am keenly interested in what you say
Thoroughly imbued with respect for——
I admire your foresight
I compliment you on your good sense
I have contracted a most religious veneration for——
Let us give him a hearty word of appreciation
Sensitive to every nicety of——
With a swift apprehension of——
I have a very high regard for your——
APPROBATION
Approval Confirmation
I wish to give my hearty endorsement to——
It was a proposal which met with unanimous approbation
It is highly desirable
It is perfectly proper
It will promote instead of hinder
It is a wholesome and heartening conviction that——
It is a salutary and successful work
It was the conduct of splendid magnanimity
I felt I could leave it to your generous consideration
You have my unqualified approval
On that issue he is splendidly right
They cannot fail of producing the happiest effects
He was generous in his approbation
Unmixed approbation
This lends confirmation to——
ASTONISHING
Surprising Startling
It takes away one’s breath
A man can but rub his eyes in amazement when he sees that——
I was never so astonished
It is incredible that——
The thing fell like a thunder-clap
This is passing strange
Without having any previous inkling of——
The most amazing thing about it all is——
I was quite overcome
I was struck dumb by——
It completely surpasses my comprehension
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