Patrick swore like a cutter as Antonia rushed to the minister as if he were about to rescue her from all evil. Mayhap she thought that was so, but the minister was frozen like Lot's wife.

Confan: Who cares about fanzines; cons are where the action is. Zinefan: Yeah, well when the history of fandom is written, we will write it. Confan: Yeah, but nobody will read it.

to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be down-hearted, or in bad spirits

The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena.