Teak is much used for outdoor benches, but a number of other woods are also suitable, such as ipé, redwood, etc.

Well, she died after seven years of marriage, and Mill thought that he was shattered, and shattered no doubt he was, in the sense of this absolutely irreparable emotional loss.

Once used exclusively by teenagers, uptalk is increasingly found in the workplace with negative results. When statements sound like questions, speakers seem weak and tentative. […] On the job, managers afflicted by uptalk may have difficulty convincing staff members to follow directions because their voice inflection implies that other valid options are possible.

I have to give a demonstration to the class tomorrow, and I'm ill-prepared.