For my tastes, I'd prefer plainer, or rather, more tasteful clothing.

The first thing that came to my attention was the large sofa. It was covered in sober coloured leather, the seat and the back both looked wide and comfortable.

He frowns on his wife's wasting money.

Mr Yamada frowned on the estimate presented by a travel agency.

Our section chief always makes a face at me when I ask him for something.

Persimmons are highly nutritious and a great delicacy, but sometimes you get a sour one.

Rather than light-hearted and cheerful men, I'm attracted to sober men with a bit of a dark side to them.

When I said that work had got busy so could we split the housework my husband pulled a face.

Insurance companies everywhere are facing hard times and have become even more tight fisted about payouts.