I stood up and left the meeting.

I was supposed to meet my friend at the cafe, but I got stood up.

The inhibitor effectively blocks the enzyme activity.

The inheritance became the apple of discord among the siblings.

There is nothing other than peace that I desire.

The linguist is analyzing the corpus to understand the usage of slang in modern English.

Your justification for this decision is not convincing enough.

Please do not mock my accent.

The new evidence will bolster our case.

She placed a bolster under her neck for additional comfort.