Very much to the point
That is the very core of it
There is the milk in the cocoanut
You hit the nail on the head
The crux of the whole matter is——
The paramount issue is——
More truth than fiction
That is where the shoe pinches
It went straight and close to the very heart of——
That is the sum and substance of the whole matter
To the point
Here in a nutshell is the——
The case could not be put more succinctly
An epitome of——
The very quintessence of——
To comprehend it all in a word
POLITICAL
An unworthy piece of legislation
An odious piece of class legislation
A grave indictment of independent citizenship
Names of genuine weight on the roster of delegates
Signs of a genuine awakening in the nation
Deliberate malfeasance in office
A flagrant offense against public opinion
Indulging simply in pure buncombe
Logrolling schemes
A public disgrace
A blaze of popular resentment
Political fakery
Blind partisanship
An unfortunate deadlock
Public apathy
Under the old régime
In the initial days of the campaign
A shifty self-seeking politician
Astute diplomats
A corrupt public sentiment
From long association with politics
The real state of affairs in the nation
The last word of political wisdom
The pressing questions of the hour
Facts officially winked at
Recreant to a solemn trust
A sincere desire to safeguard the public
Refreshing to the people
Close to the heart of affairs
Hesitating at no extravagance
These recriminations go on endlessly
An era of good feeling
For political advantage
Scrupulously avoiding any offense against his party
One of the most prominent and potential among the leaders of his party
One cannot blame him for being resentful when the organ of his party flouts and ridicules him
He is quick to anticipate the veerings of public taste
It is regarded as a mere eczema on the body politic
The engrossing questions of the day
We must set ourselves to hunt out helpful policies
A stroke of diplomacy
Guilty of gross political impropriety
In the throes of an acute political crisis
A diplomatic victory
A new world order
Special interests
Political vicissitudes
Desirable reforms
Certain inalienable rights
Astute leadership
Political prestige
Leaving the individual decision to each man’s enlightened judgment
Upon the firm foundation of liberty, justice, and equality
Conspicuous in public affairs
POSSIBLE
If conditions are favorable
If the Fates smile
It is possible and not by any means improbable that——
The argument is thoroughly convincing if——
The antecedent probability is——
Entirely within the realm of probability
It is highly probable that——
It is by no means unthinkable that——
There is a bare possibility that——
In any event——
If this is an acceptable explanation then——
Were it not for “If” and “But” we should all be rich forever
That is humanly conceivable
Perfectly possible
It might be a very happy means of——
PREJUDICED
A prejudice sevenfold in thickness
Wresting it to suit a preconceived theory
Blind prejudices
It is another case of not being able to see the woods for the trees
The wish the father to the thought
He is crotchety and full of conceits
He is wedded to his opinions
He has no adequate idea of the task
It is a piece of embittered old fogeyism
It is based purely on personal considerations
Arrogantly ignorant
He approaches every problem from a preconceived point of view
He gives his energies to fanning the flame of——
For an unprejudiced mind it is not difficult to admit the reasonableness of the claim of——
Subject to spasmodic deafness
If he doesn’t understand a thing he damns it
PRIVILEGE
The grant of a blank check
A free hand
It leaves a charming latitude of guessing
Carte blanche
Free from all allegiance to——
He exercises a freeman’s right
Tenfold the justification for——
PROGRESS
The growing magnitude of——
It passed from a dream to a reality
It is fated to grow into greatness
It is a step forward in the right direction
It will mean that we have taken a big step toward——
It forged a new link in the chain of progress
A thorough-going reform
In no small degree the progress is due to——
Now we have passed away beyond that
Unhampered development
A genuine step toward——
The desire is growing by geometrical progression
A constructive program
An aggressive movement
The chariot of progress
In the experimental stage
PROPHESY
The suggestion is not wholly fanciful that——
Judging the future by the past there will be——
My forecast was correct
Whether or not he accurately divined all the——
It is altogether likely that——
We may probably conjecture some of the steps
A sure precursor of——
Only a bold prophet would predict when the——
Extravagant conjecture
I lay no claim to the predictive function of a prophet
’Tis likely by all conjectures.
King Henry VIII., II., 1
One may hazard the conjecture that——
A purely supposititious case
The hypothesis is based upon the supposed fact that——
Purely guesswork
PURPOSE
It has been a settled policy of my life to——
It is singleness of aim that gives him driving power
A man careless of all save the pursuit of his ideal
A great solidarity of purpose
To fulfil our purpose it is necessary to see clear and think straight
The problem has now to be envisaged from a wider angle
He is under the domination of great ideals
The purpose is unimpeachable
He is working toward the accomplishment of some high purpose
With rare purity of motive
We trust the scheme has been planned upon adequate lines
Not swerving from the path of duty
Simply and solely for the purpose of——
The avowed aim of——
A high degree of unity of purpose
Serious purpose
Filled with lofty aspirations
That’s the golden mark I seek to hit.
II. King Henry VI., I., 1
Spirits are not finely touch’d but to fine issues.
Measure for Measure, I., 1
Dominant aims
QUESTIONING
In what essential respect does it differ from——
Of what avail is it if——
Let us raise the inquiry how——
I would like to venture a question
Have you come upon any traces of——
You probably mean by that——
Is not that sufficient explanation
Can I depend on you
May I ask why——
On what grounds do you base your decision that——
May I inquire what your version is of——
How does this method of procedure strike you
What would you do under existing circumstances
Have you remarked the——
What boots it that——
How shall I understand you?
Timon of Athens, I., 1
Adroit questioning
What are your predilections
How do you relish——
I must beg leave to put a query
REAL
After stripping off a lot of thin veneer we find that——
It touched the vital springs of reality
It is not make-believe
The creed was transmuted into an experience
It brought him face to face with reality
Incontestable evidence of the truth and reality of——
The outward and visible sign of far-reaching realities
It savors of unreality
In a very real sense
In order to be real we must——
With a passion for reality
REDEMPTION
Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.
Isa. I., 18
The forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
Eph. I., 7
As far as the east is from the west so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Ps. CIII., 12
A bruised reed shall he not break.
Isa. XLII., 3
Like as a father pitieth his children so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
Ps. CIII., 13
I will refine them as silver is refined.
Zech. XIII., 9
In whom we have redemption.
Eph. I., 7
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling.
Jude 24
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us.
Titus III., 5
Moved with compassion.
Matt. IX., 36
Partakers of the divine nature.
II Pet. I., 4
Mighty to save.
Isa. LXIII., 1
Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn.
Isa. LI., 1
The wrath of men shall praise thee.
Ps. LXXVI., 10
Wise unto salvation.
II Tim. III., 15
A man after mine own heart.
Acts XIII., 22
The redemption of our body.
Rom. VIII., 23
Love covereth all sins.
Prov. X., 12
The truth shall make you free.
John VIII., 32
Love suffereth long and is kind.
I Cor. XIII., 4
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Titus I., 15
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened.
Eph. I., 18
I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection.
I Cor. IX., 27
Justified from all things.
Acts XIII., 39
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Eph. IV., 6
He hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Eph I., 6
Washed white from crimson sins
The process of becoming perfect
The right temper of the soul
The Divine hostility to sin
Brought into saving relationship
The ultimate purpose of redemption
A redeemed fellowship
The dynamics of the redeemed life
In God’s eternal economy
The Divine method of doing things
The splendors of redeeming grace
The unspeakable humility of Calvary
An eternal redemption
The mysteries of redemption
A wealth of unveiled glories
Rich in sanctity, wisdom, and redemptive power
REFERENCE
We cannot blink the fact that——
Apropos of the——
It must be borne in mind that——
With regard to——
He sapiently remarked that——
A case in point is the——
I am almost ashamed to advert to it
Unless my memory fail me, I recall that——
As the matter now stands——
In order to resolve the difficulty in question we——
No harm can come from restating calmly the——
Heretofore
I am always telling that to——
Thanks to the generosity of——
This is only a mild side-light on the——
You were just speaking on a very interesting topic
We can never remind ourselves too frequently that——
We must keep it in the forefront
I cannot divest myself of the impression that——
Incidentally, it would be well to remember that——
REGRET
It is too late to lock the stable-door when the steeds are stolen
It was a sorry business
It needs a lot of explaining
Decidedly unfortunate
It is a matter of regret to me that——
A distinct disappointment
That is a great pity
A thousand pities
I am quite provoked at my own stupidity
Not a pleasant experience
Most vexatious blunders
I am awfully sorry to miss the fun
It is pathetic
Is it not truly deplorable that——
Unfortunate in effect
It was the most humiliating experience possible
More deeply still should I deplore it if——
The remembrance of them is grievous unto us
I was profoundly mortified at——
No one regrets more than I do the——
It was a matter of no small regret that——
It has not been very good fortune to——
Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
King Henry VIII., III., 2
Poignant regret
Frankly regretted
I feel like calling myself a simpleton for——
Unmistakable signs of a change of heart
He has made a clean breast of it
RELIGION
The eternal God from whom all goodness flows
The vision of redeemed and purified humanity
It saps the defenses of justice and morality
It requires the purging fires of divine judgment
The moral and spiritual height of God’s heaven
No religious consciousness
A glow of religious satisfaction
In quest of the divine treasure
The white flower of a blameless life
Man proposes and God disposes
It shows that the flame of reverence is burning low
There are no memories like the mercies of God
The murmuring woe of the world became as a bugle call to him
A lover of God
Purely kingdom business
Be sure God is satisfied with you
We are wholly certain of the righteousness of our cause
A sentiment in the highest degree spiritual
Friends of my soul
A man who carries the riches of God within himself
Redeemed and royal-hearted men and women
Caught up into the third heaven
The unmistakable signs of divine guidance
Acquiring the art of spiritual expressiveness
The beautiful realm of the spirit
A day of rich spiritual experience
Let never day nor night unhallow’d pass
But still remember what the Lord hath done.
A nice point for a tender conscience
Of none too severe morals
A spark of heavenly fire within
Reverential of all that is great and noble
The mountains of God
A kindly soldier of the cross
No supposititious consequences will make it right if the thing is not right in itself
Violations of moral rectitude
The triumphant inhabitants of heaven
A gate to immortal glory
The doleful effects of sin
In everlasting honor
A magnificence of spirit
The bounty of heaven
The adorable excellence of God
Banished from the blissful things of God
So big that it must be of God
A devotion to veracity
Heart-hunger for the divine
A life of serenity
Uplift by the power of Christ
The ineradicable instinct of the religious life
REPLY
(Affirmative)
I have the pleasure to concur with you
I am perfectly of that opinion
That is precisely my view of the case
It is an admirable way of putting it
It is extremely interesting, I can assure you
It fits exactly with my notion
It will be generally acquiesced in
I shall be most happy to grant it
I will with great pleasure
It sounds plausible
I am quite content to leave the judgment of it to you
I am pretty fully in accord with——
I can see the desirability of such an arrangement
I am sure the happiest results would ensue
(Negative)
The answer is a plain negative
I am quite unable to say
I should think it very unlikely
I haven’t the remotest idea
It is a sufficient answer to the foolish view to say——
I have neither grace nor gifts for such a responsibility
I am ignorance itself in this.
I. King Henry IV., III., 1
(To Compliment)
It is very kind of you to say so
I am grateful for your good opinion
Thank you for your good words
You are very kind
I am extremely glad you approve
Allow me to reciprocate by saying that——
I am pleased to hear you say so
I thank you for the compliment
(To Request)
I shall proceed at once to forget it
I shall respect your confidence
I shall be most happy to grant it
I prefer to reserve my judgment
I shall be most happy to come
Willingly, if you wish it
With pleasure
(Tactful)
I should as soon tell you as any one I know
I regret that I have never given the subject due consideration
It is a problem which no stretch of ingenuity can solve
Now, as they say, you are asking me a question
Ask me something easy
I am neutral
The deponent sayeth not
What part of Ireland are you from
I defer to——
Now I am quite out of my depth
I should feel peculiarly embarrassed to answer
And what is your judgment on that point
I am not at liberty to say anything more
What leads you to that conclusion, if I may ask
What an extraordinary observer you are
It is too remote for reminiscence
That is a fascinating field for difference of opinion
It seems that it is a case difficult either of proof or disproof
There seems to be a very great diversity in our sentiments
(Of Thanks)
It is good of you to say so
How lovely of you
I reciprocate your good wishes
Thank you for your cheerful words
You give me more credit than I deserve
It is really a pleasure to assist you
I feel amply repaid for my effort
I appreciate keenly the favor you have shown me
It was delightful I assure you
I feel indebted to you for your kindness
It was very thoughtful of you
One cannot be thankful enough for good friends
It was altogether delightful
REPREHENSIBLE
Out of the purvue of respectability
In bad odor
Worthy of all blame
Viewed with disfavor
Weighed in the balances and found wanting
No argument in its favor has been advanced which is not a reproach to repeat
A perfectly proper protest against
It must be dismissed as moonshine
It is worthy of no credence
Is there anything so utterly odious as——
A piece of ridiculous conceit
Just as ill-considered would it be to argue that——
Not yet purged of sinister aims
RESPONSIBILITY
It is a condition and not a theory which confronts us
There is no blinking the fact that——
Facing the facts
Facts are stubborn things
A responsibility made new and doubly solemn by the march of events
The assumption carries great liability
Moral intrepidity
The obligations of victory
It cannot be shrugged away
RESULT
I would most gladly know the issue of it.
The Winter’s Tale, V., 2
In the after-glow of——
It is the natural corollary of——
It will have to await events
The effect will be most unhappy
It is largely a consequence of——
Direful consequences
One of our inheritances from——
A happy consummation
RIDICULE
He has the art of saying nothing with immense seriousness
He needs to be wooed back to consciousness by soft music
Now comes the cruel pricking of the bubble
Laughed out of court
He was not taken very seriously
He is admirable in small doses
A little thin-blooded
The last expression of boredom
A thin veneer of truth
Rather the projection of his own imagination than a historical reality
In the throes of another dream
Note how thin the argument is
Splendidly ineffective
A position suited to his powers
He has the vice of stupidity
My tears refuse to flow
Damned with faint praise
He sneered at proprieties
His pump needs priming
Of course there are certain to be wiseacres to say that——
It has only one defect——it is not true
He takes himself too seriously
He lifted up his raucous voice against——
It would be entertaining to hear what——
His sagacity is no more to be admired than his modesty
I have tried to read him without skipping
Wonderful to relate
Growing beautifully less
Not worth the powder to shoot him
A trifle dull
He devotes himself to leisure with much assiduity
He is never troubled with a serious thought
The slightest modicum of common sense would teach that——
One half humbug and the other half hypocrisy
Very material tastes and ambitions
Pretty playthings
Fanciful pipe-dreaming
There is no activity within his cerebral cavity
A toy avalanche
He watched the proceeding from the seat of the scornful
One or two notches short of perfection
Confess you have dreamed this
After the wont of his kind
He is romancing
Possible but still improbable
Too sanguine
Too eager
Small talk
Sharp ridicule
SACRIFICIAL
We must give ourselves to the great new tasks
We have a sacrificial atmosphere now to breathe
We live in the presence of a sacrificial spirit
We must sacrifice to international relationships
Willing to go into the darkness of death that liberty might live
In the grip of a sacrificial spirit
From unselfish motives
Without any ulterior motives
A few rare souls who think no evil
Unconscious of a mean motive
With a nobility all its own
Very willing to accede to a suggestion
I will take it into serious consideration
SALVATION
Hearts sensitive to His presence
Sweet with the perfume of God’s breath
A spotless splendor that holds us in fascination
To them that nestle down into his will, God is like a mother
All the loving links that bind us to heaven
The psalm of adoring lip
The ceaseless exercise of reverence
Tokens of His favor
In those lofty moments when the soul is near God
The riches of His great grace
The river of rare and exquisite delights
In the highest realms of aspiration
A treasury of golden thoughts
Elements which have the luster and preciousness of pearls
Kept from the entanglements of sin
A heart made pure and right
The unforgetable memories of a pure home
The purest of the pure
A way of fortifying one’s soul
Moment by moment I’m kept in his love
Steadfast in the strength of God, and true
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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——