Choleric
bad tempered
Churlish
rude
Dilate
expand
Dire
urgent
Dulcet
sweet
Ebullience
enthusiasm
Hiatus
gap
Lassitude
weariness
Obsequious
fawning; overly eager
Petulant
irritable
Quaff
drink
Remunerate
pay
Reverie
daydream
Sagacious
shrewd; intelligent
Timorous
fearful
by hook or crook
any way at all, at any cost
to get up on the wrong side of the bed
to be in a bad or angry mood
castles in the air
to dream about a wonderful future
to maintain the status quo
to keep things just as they are
bio-
life
co-
with, together
ject
cast, hurl
-est
full of