They got to the hotel after dark.

A recession is bound to come next year.

I don't need fake friends.

It's cold today so button your coat.

whittle a piece of wood

He was incensed by their lack of incentives.

The king reigned over his people for forty years.

She must have known that she had a cancer.

She's not as beautiful as her sister.

a trifling matter

He studies harder than any other student does in his class.

If you don't know, you had better ask around. I usually ask around before trying the hair salon.

The clock is wrong.

They have lost a lot.

It is impolite to elbow one's way through the crowd.

They had lit a fire fit to roast an ox.

Daddy loves to say funny things.

The rain fell even harder.

I was at my best this morning.

The computer broke down.

She will be a famous artist in the future.

This is the most interesting book I have ever read.

I am excited at the prospect of seeing her.

Not all good men will prosper.

The chocolate cake tempted her even though she was dieting.

I would like you to assist me with my gardening.

autocratic government

The conference takes place annually.

He earns his bread by writing.

She looked anemic and exhausted.

snow blanketed the fields

The sun descended behind the mountains.

anfractuous cliffs

This book is hers.

I put the questions, and she answered them placidly

Jim acted very strangely all day.

Put your hands up!

The thunder roared.

After 1639 Japan closed the door to foreign cuisine.

His parents were too poor to send their son to college.