A top team that is cohesive can be (a)   and unreceptive to new ideas that challenge the status quo.

He's an old (a)   man, yelling at all the children as they pass by.

He continued pacing to and fro, irked by his (a)   , frowning with thought.

The events of the night still seem to have an insanely surreal and (a)   edge to them.

I'm glad to see a movie that doesn't (a)   to its young girl characters, send the to the prom or make them want to take off their glasses for a boy.

One thing that he definitely won't miss is getting (a)   with every postman's worst nightmare, the angry dog.

Drug abuse, unemployment and (a)   are among the many difficulties facing our nation.

I think what helped us (a)   and stay with it was that we kind of fell in love with our work.

His workmanlike versatility and steady output have earned him a reputation as an artistic (a)   .