This document lists expressions that can be used to describe various topics such as where one lives, schools, emotions, tiredness, anger, people, ways to begin or end sentences, and other miscellaneous expressions. For location, it provides examples like "lives in the heart of town" or "lives in a concrete jungle." For schools, it gives options like "a leading school" or "a top school." A range of emotions and their associated expressions are also outlined, such as being "over the moon" to describe happiness or "turning red with fury" for anger.

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Expressions to describe:
1. Where one lives:
 lives in the heart of the town/ village
 lives in the outskirts of Melaka
 lives at the edge of a thick forest
 lives in a ______ house located in the ______
 lives in a concrete jungle in _____
 lives in a condominium which is located beside a skyscraper.
 lives in an old dilapidated house located beside a _______
 lives in the countryside which is not far from the city.
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2. a school/ building:
 a leading school located in _____
 a famous/ well-known school
 a top school
3. happiness:
 was on top of the world
 was on cloud nine
 was as happy as a lark/ king
 was over the moon
 was overjoyed
 jumped with great joy
 was very excited
 our hearts were full of joy
 were filled with happiness
 was overwhelmed with joy
 was in a joyous mood
 was filled with pleasure
 was delighted

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4. tiredness:
 He fell asleep the moment the head touched the pillow
 She was dog-tired and she kept yawning
 She was exhausted
 Her eyes were heavy
 She was snoring loudly after a few minutes
 She was sleeping like a dog
 She felt drowsy
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5. Anger:
 turned red with fury
 was boiling with rage
 was so angry that his/her blood boiled
 was as angry as a bull
 was fuming in anger
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6. People:
 who is as brave as a lion/ lion-hearted
 who is as strong as Hercules
 who is as hardworking as an ant
 who is as friendly as a puppy/ kitten
 who has a heart of gold
 who is kind-hearted
 who is the bread winner of the family
 who lives from hand to mouth
 who lives a dog’s life
 who was born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth
 who is in a pain in the neck and always gets into hot soup
 who is a chip of his father’s block
 who is the apple of her mother’s/father’s eye
 who is the black sheep of his/ her family
 who is a bad hat in the village
 who likes to blow his trumpet

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 who likes to give a helping hand to people who are in need/
trouble
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7. Ways to begin a sentence:
 Without wasting a moment/ second/ any time
 Without hesitation
 Without thinking a moment
 Without a moments delay
 Within minutes/ seconds
 Immediately
 In the nick of time
 At the eleventh hour
 As quick as lightning
 Like a bolt of lightning
 In a flash
 In no time
 In a twinkling of an eye
 In the meantime
 Besides
 All of a sudden
 On the spur of the moment
 Once in a blue moon
 Shortly after
 To her horror/ surprise/ amazement/ delight
 On hearing the news
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8. Ways to end an essay:
 He/ She/ They had
 an amazing time/ experience
 a marvelous time and hope to go there again in future.
 a wonderful time
 an enjoyable time
 a fantastic time

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 spent quality time with the family/ friends/ teachers
 a whale of time
 great fun and enjoyed himself/ herself/ themselves
 He felt contented and happy because he had helped the
blind man/ old folks.
 It was
 an unforgettable incident for him/ her
 a memorable experience for him/ her for his/ her kind deed.
 a wonderful experience for him/ her and …….. thanked him/
her for his/ her quick action.
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9. Other expressions:
 ran helter-skelter
 on reaching …….. we were amazed to see ………
 on reaching our destination we……….
 a warm welcome awaited us when we arrived at ……..