Even the acerbic old woman smiled when children came to visit her in the nursing home.
"Well, YOU certainly seem to be all thumbs this morning, Carstairs!", the boss spat out acerbically.
I have decided to clean out my garage next week. - as a verb we are having a clean out at home on the weekend. - as a noun
When I prepare to write a speech, the idea summary will be found in the topic sentence.
Did you manage to finish your speech? or, We need you to manage this company.