normal phrases ( does not convey emotion explicitly) Flashcards

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seemed to take forever.

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seemed an eternity

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not pleasant to eye

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unsightly

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3
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carrying something heavy

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lugging

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4
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carrying many things

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arms laden with

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5
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annoying and endlessly

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incessantly

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6
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drag one’s feet while walking

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shuffled

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7
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look @ the damage

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survey the loss

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8
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look secretly

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cast surreptitious glances

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8
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intervene on one’s behalf

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intercede

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9
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unfeeling and showing no possibility a change of mind

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cold and final ( decision)

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10
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state of being unwilling to move (lazy)

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(state of ) interia

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11
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not stopping

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relentlessly

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12
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fall heavily

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slumped
eg. he slumped onto the floor as he lost consciousness

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13
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set upright ( back straight)

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sat bolt upright

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14
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look fearsome

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formidable-looking

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15
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thinking of something painful/annoying

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rankled in my mind

16
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man of his words

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does not mince his words

17
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appeared from the dark or nowhere

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emerged from the darkness

18
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large and clumsy

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hulking / burly

19
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looked hard

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peered .
eg . he peered uneasily at her exam paper

20
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sat down heavily or carelessly

A

plonked down

22
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loud crash

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resounding crash

23
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very painful (hard to bear)

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excruciating

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spoke loudly
voice boomed.
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most suitable time
opportune moment
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under one's control
in one's clutches
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leave someone in trouble without helping
leave in the lurch
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deserted
forsaken