He was a typical American kid.

It was beyond his expertise.

He truly loved this place; he just wanted to do his best and he knew he would fit (in).

He wanted to prove to everybody that he could do what he wanted to do. It was a challenge for him.

Sometimes I'd laugh because he wasn't interested in my boat and I wasn't interested in his car.

Air quality should be top of the agenda. This was a problem which was affecting all of the country and needed urgent attention. However, the black dust problem was a certificate of government incompetence.