When it became clear to Josh that she thought he was a 'dipstick', she tried emollience: 'No, not at all. I just thought maybe you were going on too long. They were all too drunk or stupid to keep up.'

Coordinate term: mistress

Overwhelming pictorial evidence shows that the standard method of stopping at the time was wax with leather, parchment, cloth or bombase (crude cottonwool).

Early awareness is the term that preventivists use to encompass perception, communication, and assessment of uncertainties—elements that constitute the key to appropriate preventive action.