|
ame to be regarded as a good thing, not an evil.
Failure - success
Naturally i went to evert a conflict in with success would damage me and failure disable me.
Fast - loose
Surely Fleur would see in the long run that he couldnt play fast and loose.
Fear - hope
A strange conflict of hopes and fears raged within Dinny.
Above - below
One is too far below me ( i mean in her own opinion ), and the other is too high above me.
Absence - presence
To him the presence or absence of his wifes sister was a matter of indifference.
Absolute - relative
His vitality was absolute, not relative.
Accept - decline
I cannot accept this offer, Lord Caversham, i have made up my mind to decline it.
Act - word
A brawl or boil is a rude quarrel by word or act or both.
Active - passive
This was no passive belief, but an active weapon which they flashed more convenient places of business.
Dead - alive
“Speak” he cried, “and tell us whether you are alive or dead…”
Answer - ask
It is always worth while asking a question, though it is not always worth answering one.
Attack - defence
Dyke had stood between cab and fender through out all the duel, exposed, reckless, thinking only of attack and not of defence.
Back - forward
He distinguished the choice open to him of forward or back, and he selected forward.
Beast - man
But man or beast, it will be wise to stay here a minute and let get by and out of the way.
Begin - end
Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.
Clever - foolish
You dont mean to say that this charming, clever young lady has been so foolish as to accept you?
Begin - finish
Office affairs are easy to begin and difficult to finish, particularly in a small town.
Cold - hot
First you are hot, then you are cold, and the best you have got is the fact you are old.
Complicated - simple...........
Страницы: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | [11] |
|
