Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases
Chapter 12 : cruel handicap crumbling precipice crunching jangle crus.h.i.+ng sorrow cryptic saying

cruel handicap

crumbling precipice

crunching jangle

crus.h.i.+ng sorrow

cryptic saying

crystalline sky

crystallized conclusions

culinary myrmidons [myrmidon = one who carries out orders without question]

culminating fascination

culpable behavior

cultivated ferocity

cultured idleness

c.u.mbrous fragments [c.u.mbrous = c.u.mbersome; difficult to handle or use]

c.u.mulative tendency

cunningly contrived

curbed profligacy

curious coincidence

current gossip

curry favor

cursed inactivity

cursory acquaintance

curt formality

curtained embrasure

cutting directness

cycloramic sweep

cynical disregard

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damaging admission

damask cheek [damask = rich patterned fabric; wavy pattern on Damascus steel]

dampened ardor

dancing suns.h.i.+ne

dangerous temerity

dappled shadows

daring candor

dark superst.i.tion

das.h.i.+ng gallantry

dastardly injustice

dauntless courage

dawning instinct

dazed brain

dazzling triumph

deadly virulence

deaf tribunal

deathless structure

debasing tendency

debatable point

debilitating features

decadent poets

deceiving mists