You might as well understand in the beginning that he'll have to work like a nailer for a good many years before he gets anywhere in the diplomatic service

low spirits

As you get back in some of these shallow bays, remember that a falling tide could leave you stranded. It is best to go in on a rising tide and come out on a falling tide, lest you become a pincushion for mosquitoes during their nightly feedfest.

The young boy liked to throw money away at the video arcade and candy store.