Brady had conducted many missions in austere conditions in other countries.

The Koreans did not accept the restoration of Japanese influence without demur.

Normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred.

Having thus extended his dominion he became king of Ireland in 915.

The belief that we should do our duty is deeply ingrained in most of us.

The announcement was designed to pacify the irate crowd.

It's fairly menial work, such as washing dishes and cleaning floors.

We are all gaunt and bony now, and have dark shadows around our eyes.

Vainglory, pride and selfish gains will naturally be banished from one's thoughts.

The dead son becomes a ghostly revenant.

In her eyes, Yemen was the poor and guileless cousin of the swaggering petro-monarchies of the Persian Gulf.

He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader.

Sadly, the text is marred by careless errors.

He cajoled me into agreeing to do the work.

The water roiled to his left as he climbed carefully at the edge of the waterfall.

He feigned that he was not feeling well so that he could leave the party early.

Although Jim and Sarah have never married, they consider their thirty-year relationship to be a de facto marriage

There has been a precipitous decline/drop in home sales recently.

He received news that bolstered [=lifted] his spirits