English New Phrases Learning

A long long word list that I have been collecting. Only phrases and new words are listed

Nov 21st, 2023

• take a liking to, getting carried away, dandelion, eavesdropping
• cross the bridge when we come to it, is one with the force, as time wore on
• disaster strikes, out and about, divert attention from, ride the lift
• cut off her escape, scenery is the same

Nov 20th, 2023

• stumble upon, in the thick of, whirlpool, escort a shipment of goods

• a rarity, cross stretch of water, going away party, loads of fun, fight on

• sudden plot twist, tear jerker, harboring ulterior motives, story acted out on stage

• reverence, turn the sound a tad, mascot, appear to revere, reminiscing about

• mermaid, sun shines brightly, prophecy, poke fun at, don’t take offense

• in lieu of, in your wake, wariness, seek an audience with, banner

• over the top, awestruck, a flick of my finger, what’s all the commotion about?

• duel of the century, rowdy, ruckus, bring it on, slake their thirst

• put on trial, order your arrest, spoil the fun, interject

• shoulder the responsibility, pat him on the back, hold water

• bring charges against, bailing us out, come in handy

• amenable to reason, line is blurred, be remiss to forgo the opportunity

• absolved, weeping on her throne, stir its wrath, heeded my warning, conjecture

• shrug it off as a coincidence, near the waterfront, specks, contend with

Nov 19th, 2023

• arthropod, land-dwelling, apron, meadow, jump into puddles, making splash

• stomach;s rumbling, winery, pilfering, fancy a drink,

• what are you giving me that look for? pilfering, preposterous

• set the mood, disciple, devotee, a matching one, aid with, clifftop

• conscientious and courageous, aroma, vintage wine/car, store away, deaconess

• lead to you being punished, cough up the money, must be quite the change

• conch, algae, rigging, show’s on hiatus, mast, speak for yourself

• sneak out of, win him over, rudder, fore and aft, eradication

• scrubs barnacles off, bilge, butler, weather a storm, ship capsized

• made landfall, lighten up, reflex, slayed a dragon, we are fresh out

• funky bar, patronize, affect your constitution, riffraff, spotted wreckage

• make for shore, nepotism, autograph, ransack, spread the filth, pillowcase

• gaudy decoy, sleepover, wine cellar, huff, concussion, puberty

• showed no remorse, scaring the hell out of people, on a need-to-know basis

• sweeten the pot, cello, contentedly, howling/baying, scorpion, hellhole

• ground zero, kooky, spooky, sadism, feeble, seance, werewolf

• pulled strings to get him off, fillet, penitentiary, grizzlies, upheaval

• tearaways, scowl, take a stab at, creep me out, not meant to snap at you

• stalk, sell yourself short, get bruised, farce, whirl/whirring, crackling

• open shutters, capture fugitive

Nov 18th, 2023

• innards, slurry, ferment, see bass, gleams like a jewel

• formulate a potion, something feels off, pungent odor. in one go

• trail them to their hideout, relics, keep things under wraps

• undercover mission, tag along with you, get a whiff off

• on sheer luck, unkempt, smoking hot, gals, froze up with mouth gaping

• get your butts over there, speak your minds, keep everything bottled up

• bickering, knucklehead, loot, pass my regards to, duckweed

• bide our time, go too hard on them, wound wasn’t deep, mettle

• deny us some intel, interrogate, caravan, hefty, paid proceeds, stoop down low

• make verdict, breadcrumbs, scarlet

Nov 17th, 2023

• sloshing, booked a passage, collect bounties, growling, knock it off, scum

• urchin, take it easy on him, stern, sniveling runt, sea cow, pistol

• crush your bone, turn down, forfeit your life, winces, tastes queer, spit it out

• join up, waltz into, stealthy, draw your blade, infirmary, strung up the hams

• untie/tied up, clanging, trespass, stomping around

• suspenseful, grunt, imposter, make an impression, whip up, break up the beautiful moment

• raid the base, mess with, inside a safe, treacherous, rucksack

• got knocked out, tattered hat, circus, gasp, upstaged

• graces something, outcast, splendor

• never go back on your word, luster, being struck, stress reaction

• inscription scratched out, make out, feel like checking out

• keepsake, duo, measly, running extortion racket, con innocent people

• brandish a weapon, by crook, crook of the arm, finch

• commission of crime, keen-eyed, devious, petty, gusty

• tug-of-war, all goes to plan, getting deja vu, homebody researcher

• get the show on the road, evildoer, score big-ticket orders

• short-change, butting into, buzz off, take a beating before cooling off

• well-honed, renowned, self-proclaimed, reckon, envious, crimson

• constituents, rustling, homicidal, insignia, slit his throat

Nov 16th, 2023

• extinguished bonfire, go barging in, fingertips bitten off
• paranoia, makeup box, foggy memory, adversaries
• you’d better not be lying, banal, unwarranted, rangers
• camp out/make camp, night sets in, freeloading
• just you wait, take the first watch, switch shifts, keep watch

Amidst a foggy memory of adversaries, campers debated making camp after finding an extinguished bonfire. The rangers, wary of unwarranted intrusions, warned against lying and prepared to switch shifts, ready to keep watch through the night.

• pedigree, poke your nose into other’s business, begone
• suit yourself, faze, lay a finger on, nigh extinct
• cataclysm, wretched curse, vile, be afflicted by
• illegitimate, not wish to dwell on it, check on him
• irreversible/undone, chasm, clarity of mind

After uncovering the illegitimate child’s birth certificate, she chose not to poke her nose into the family’s history, preferring instead to focus on the clarity of mind that came with not wishing to dwell on it

• imbued with the power, in a stupor, crave

• do not get too worked up, stings your nose, restorative

• utter prayers, sing praises, wrought unfathomable evil on the world

• compatriot, disavow, beseech, impious, bow down to

• make a fool of, a full course of treatment, dosage low

• wallowing in despair, lack for, curb your tongue, stand guard

• fend off, get on with it, my thoughts begun to wander, weary

• make an apology of sorts，decrepit, intent on doing, ghastly

• in earnest, kneel in worship, eerily, herald, wondrous aura, mesmerizing

• lament, emanate, covet，sinister，transcendent, bestowed

• shed a tear, overcome by emotion, ominous, dreading

• administer the medicine, stunned, in a daze, conspired against us

• offer redemption, enchanting, piety, blasphemy, work a miracle

• pay my respect, portend something, fervor, cavern, bode well

• scum, raving mad, you’ve got some gall/nerve, make a fuss over

• cross paths with, bumbling along, relapse, faint, abject

• tampered with, in turmoil, torment, defiled, it almost defies belief

• rear its head, breathe a word about it, sparked a contemplation

• rid him of the curse, part ways, brigade, mercenaries, plunder and hoard

• listen up, finale, abduction, submerged in water, Admiral, at the helm

• apprehend, scour the surrounding, lock picks, take a stroll, cryolite

• hold some clues, remuneration, superstition, infiltrate their rank

• invariably, heretofore, bear witness/similarity to, engulf

• encroaching, albeit, banded together, branch off, going off-topic

• stand to reason, inscribe a legend, prudent, gills, get swept in a current

Nov 15th, 2023

• truancy, feeling up to it, timid, hermit, laugh off

• sickly and frail, busted, dicey, qualm, verdant, ostracize

• plants have withered, philistine, show forth, tickle, from afar, in exile

• speak out of turn, liege, lackey, sunder, stride the pact, toad

• wicked spirit, shrouded in secrets, come to harm, fishy

• abominable, viper, chuckle, was told of, auricle, pestilence

• sense something amiss, ambush, perilous, on a whim

• drop in on him when I pass by, itch for a lecture

• make a tidy sum, in the sly, stowed away, icing on the cake

• somebody in the know, listen in on the conversation, abyss, faint

• take a turn for the worse, get on like oil and water, loom

• tally up, lain hidden

Nov 13th, 2023

• turbid, handkerchief, dust down the surface, nucleus, hourglass
• unrest, searing fire, spore, pressing concern, treadmill, scented oil
• blockhead, fur’s standing on end, blow up exploding barrel, revolt
• in rags/ragged, radiant, quicksand, push on, it’s a wrap
• give a quite fright

Nov 12th, 2023

• diarrhea, intestinal obstruction, gastric, electrolytes, abdominal

• anesthetic, informant, unsettling, run-down factory, pales in comparison

• not your strong suit, tossed out like trash, commence, light a fire

• garner information, gracefully worded, give off gas, give you the creeps

• howl with rage, reclaim the sins, with a void in my heart. mind is made up

• dross, imbecile, harsh on, futile, heed your will, annihilation, win over

• utility to others, give him a taste of his own medicine, give me worth

• fated to, duped, extorting, balance the books, don’t you worry

• bury your feelings, the past is set in stone, say it out loud,

• don’t see much of, stroke, genesis, interlude, stop rushing

• stance, compose yourself, for the time being, downfall

• in an instant, rejoice, behold, startled, bumped into the table

• tree trunk, sway, archon, dirge, plotter, setting sail

• butchered, metal clanking, nausea and retch, scraps, hog, castrated male pig

• tavern, gruesome, spooky amber, buxom curves, springiness

• skip out on bills, pester, kick off, nurse back to health

• villains, uprising, punk, have got some nerves, run out the back, grunt

• haul off, tally, whereabout, wrath, request reinforcements, in distance

• 38 miles east of, bring about

Nov 7th, 2023

• landslide, exquisite, passed out on the ground, hang in there
• mechanic, second-in-command, sworn loyalty to, straw hut, died from exhaustion
• wield a weapon

Nov 6th, 2023

• fall into decline, if my memory serves me right, heirs
• deal a devastating blow, fend for himself, resentful at, culpable
• destitute, bore the grudge, utter misery, alas
• at his wits’ end, spree, spare his life, dire circumstances
• your expression says it all, revelation, take you up on the offer

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• chat away, you always get a mention, dependable friend
• see ourselves out, consulted on, dressed to the nines
• head off and go meet, lends credence to, be in the dark
• take revenge on, exact revenge against. prattle on, thrice
• roam the world, loathing, tucked away in secluded corner, allegory

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• draped in fox fur, lament, find a solace, speak words of comfort
• lit a fire on the mountain, quench the flames, gnashing its teeth
• devour, to defend himself with, puff of smoke, yearn to
• pick up the conversation, lift your spirits, nagging feeling
• reincarnation, level with you, no recollection, what makes you think that?

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• take shelter, in the wilderness, borrow me, from the stall
• adamant, saunter, trek across, let parts of the story slip, dichotomies
• mental anguish, cling to, sweatshop, press on the avacado
• it yields, mushy, overripe
• hair cutting: bangs, layers, trim

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Nov 5th, 2023

• tempestuous, goblet, ballad
• welkin, resound through, glimmer, masquerade
• opponent, trough, be endowed with
• curtain call, sanctuary, shut your beak, smug
• back off, put up with the harassment, rendezvous

I am not going to put up with the harassment of a bunch of thugs.

• put aside differences, settle personal grievances, truce, cut him some slack
• snark and sarcasm, sapling, darn/damn it, sacred
• go running off, smirking at, travel companion, relax guard
• telepathic, have been wanting to, talk back, betrayal
• get under your skin, puppet, through guesswork, sabotage

I am not going to let you sabotage my plans

• riveting talk, have every right, get your hopes up
• keep the peace, cordial conversation, act rashly, plague, marrow
• ore is smelted, commendable, filth, rage, drop that act.
• divulge, harbinger, righteous, venom, demise, malevolent, folly
• mean for someone to, plant seed that will bear fruit

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• unwitting, fled some place, withered, resentment, vengeance
• keep my end of the deal, leave empty-handed, wait up
• puny, hordes, nuisance, shake the feeling, sleep a wink
• take mind off things, pull it off, saucer, take on the mantle
• spoiled brat, landed new job