1. He'd been drunk when I arrived. Now he was sober. 　　

　　2. You're formidable, people respect you. 　　

　　3. I understand the predicament. 　　

　　4. Looks like you're in a particularly precarious predicament. 　　

　　5. Stop badgering me. 　　

　　6. It was wrong of me to badger you into doing something that made you uncomfortable. 　　

　　7. All delegates must wear a badge. 　　

　　8. That looks particularly inviting. 　　

　　9. Such comments are just inviting trouble. 　　

　　10. Thank you for inviting us. 　　

　　11. You can't lobby scientists. 　　

　　12. We were requested to assemble in the lobby. 　　

　　13. It's one of the best equipped and most prestigious schools in the country. 　　

　　14. This needs to be discreet. 　　

　　15. You ought to make a few discreet enquiries before you sign anything. 　　

　　16. Don't worry,they know how to be discreet. 　　

　　17. You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach. 　　

　　18. Physics used to be very much a male domain. 　　

　　19. He's a versatile actor who has played a wide variety of parts. 　　

　　20. Never before has computing been so versatile.