When a volunteer stands up and is counted, the organizers mark their name on the list.

After spending weeks trying to perfect the old website, he finally admitted that the game is not worth the candle and shut the project down.

When advising young activists, she warned bluntly that a revolution is not a dinner party, so polite niceties and old rituals sometimes have to be set aside.

When a neighbor mocked a student's accent, I reminded him that an insult to one is an insult to all and that we must stand up for everyone's dignity.

Isabela paused on the hilltop, watching the sun sink behind the ocean.

I wasn't avoiding you on purpose, is all.

When she heard the news, the arse is out of 'er and she couldn't finish the speech.

When the lights went out backstage, arse is clean out of 'er and she froze, refusing to go on stage.

When I asked if she still wanted to try again, she just sighed and said da arse is gone right out of 'er.

When the last fish plant shut down and the government grants dried up, the old-timers all said the arse is gone right out of 'er.