Interesting Vocabulary and Phrases for Creative Writing

Interesting Vocabulary and Phrases for Creative Writing

1.                   Viciously attacked me

2.                   Fled but not before seriously wounding …

3.                   Cared and nursed me back to health

4.                   Defended myself but he was too strong and swift for me.

5.                   Frolicking between the seaweed and corals

6.                   Grew increasing anxious

7.                   Calming the frantic _____, she furiously ____

8.                   Oh! Horrors of horrors! I had forgotten ___

9.                   Alas! My remorse was too late. Dr Soon clucked disapprovingly.

10.         The roar of his equipment was deafening. I tensed, waiting for the pain to start. Suddenly, he stopped prodding my teeth.

11.               “Okay, Julia, we’re done,” said the dentist matter-of-factly.

12.               Could something be keeping him? Was he at work? My mind was confused and thoughts ran wild as I thought of the horrible things that might have befallen him.

13.               Dragging my weary body, I  went to bed.

14.               I saw a small box tied with a silk ribbon next to me. I opened it and then saw a gorgeous,              sparkling ring sitting on lush, blue velvet. At that moment, I realised that my husband was a good man and that was why I married him!

15.               “Screech!” The screaming of the tyres skidding against tar and granite woke everyone up            immediately while I was rudely snapped out of my pleasant daydreams.

16.               Jenny’s frightened wails made us even more frantic.

A Mysterious Disappearance

17.               A single shaft of moonlight filtered through the thick curtains of Andrew’s room. The only           other source of light was the flickering computer monitor that Andrew was gazing ever so intently into. The sound of the continuous frog-mating symphony that was being performed outside the window was mingled with unnatural, often eerie sounds coming from the computer speakers.

18.               Seized by a moment of frustration, Andrew turned off the computer and decided to resume     his game tomorrow. He jumped quickly into bed, hoping that the four hours of rest would    allow him to survive the long day he had ahead of him.

19.               Evidently, this was not to be. As he slowly dozed off into what should have been a dreamless    sleep, a strange, hissing cackle sounded from the direction of the window. Needless to say, Andrew was wide awake now. Even the frogs seemed to sense that something was amiss and ceased their desperate calls for a mate. Thoroughly scared of his wits, Andrew could not even muster the courage to draw back the curtains to investigate the source of the noise.

20.               Suddenly, another even more sinister laugh punctuated the stillness of the night. It sounded even closer this time – somewhere inside the room! Next, a shadow descended upon the room, easily overwhelming the light of the moon. Andrew opened his frail mouth in a silent scream. After a short scuffle, all was quiet again and the frogs resumed their calls.

21.               Until today, this mysterious tragedy remains unsolved. Only his grandmother with the other old people who gather at the senior citizens club nearby, merely shake their heads resignedly saying, “What can one expect when one stays awake during the first few hours of the seventh day of the Hungry Ghost Festival?”

A Blackout

1.       Father thundered in exasperation

2.       Father got angry over such trifles

3.       Being under unreasonable pressure at work does not give him the right to scold me unnecessarily

4.       The usual din of the HDB flat we lived in died down

5.       Darkness rapidly descended as the TV flickered off and the lights went off

6.       …so terrified of the dark that I could not even pass a dark alley without shivering in fright.

7.       Could feel the monsters lurking in the shadows, ready to attack if the fragile light of the candle flame went out

8.       Electricity was restored

9.       Heaved a sigh of relief

10.   No more monsters waiting to eat me

11.   Loud cheers that filtered through the walls seemed to echo my feelings of relief

12.   How important energy conservation really was

13.   Never again would my father have to nag at me about switching off the lights anymore.

The death of a pet dog

14.   The boy was handsome but what caught me were his eyes. They were anxious. He was carrying, with both arms, a dog. It looked friendly enough, yet there was a hint of arrogance in the way it postured itself.

15.   I carried her and as I conversed with the boy, I felt her body all over until my fingers detected a slight hardness on the stomach.

16.   I did not know what to do then, how to tell this young boy such painful news.

17.   As the boy stroked the white fur of this lovely creature, my palms turned sweaty as I pondered what to say.

18.   If the tumour was removed surgically, she would survive about a year with regular chemotherapy treatment but it was not guaranteed.

19.   The boy looked away, the heavy blow numbing him first.

20.   Then as the seconds ticked by, the numbness gave way to sheer agony.

21.   His face contorted as he tried so hard to keep the tears inside – a small boy, grappling with tragedy. He stroked his friend again, tears dripping onto her coat.

22.   I told the boy that I could put him to sleep quite painlessly and it would end her suffering. The boy closed his eyes and bit his lip. I waited patiently. Then he nodded his head.

23.   I prepared the needle as the boy knelt beside the dog, whispering his last words.

24.   Sometimes, the finest gift you can ever give is to assume the pain of someone you love so that he can be free of it.

25.   A needle pierced the dog’s skin and within two minutes, she was asleep. The boy cupped his face in his hands, the pain overwhelming him. His shoulders slumped. I followed the boy as he shuffled outside.