He's a plain speaker.

Your order? Orange juice. With ice? Yes. Thanks for your business.

He can't cope with difficult situations.

There is a strong bond of affection between them.

He wishes he had gone to the theater last night.

Speech is silver, silence is golden.

He addressed my full attention to the landscape outside.

She was in a piteous state.

Up to now he had made nine humanoid robots but they were all demonstration models.

I've also built up a lot of stress from the change in job and work-place.