restless

Modifying Another Word

• increasingly: At the same time their members on the ground are increasingly restless.
• rather: Surely Pershing as well as Peter the Hermit was merely a rather restless gentleman who found his health improved by frequent change of scene.
• very: He's a very restless person at the best of times.
• little: During the classic ' The Killing Moon ' the crowd did seem to get a little restless.
• ever: However the ever restless Mick decided to make music his full time occupation.
• too: There is something too restless in me to allow mediocrity or failure.

Preposition: for

• change: A generation of young people, born at the time of the Second World War, was restless for change.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• get: Look I'll call you later, cos he's getting a bit restless.

Modifies a noun

• syndrome: Evaluating the quality of life of patients with restless legs syndrome.
• longing: But zebra Marty feels restless, longing for life in the wild.
• leg: Some women get pains in the legs, restless legs or leg cramps.
• spirit: The restless spirit of a man enters the body of the woman he was supposed to marry.
• sleep: Oh Mother, I am seeing scenes which erstwhile lingered deep within the bounds of restless sleep.
• soul: A few restless souls braved the midday heat to walk along the beach, where several Paddyfield Pipits gave superb close views.

Used with adjective complement

• grow: The crowd were growing restless, the disciples agitated.
• become: The local press became restless - why was there no progress, no clues?
• feel: Then I'll begin my short story " would make you feel restless from the start.
• get: Me hens are getting restless, I expect yours are too - they wants to get laying.
• seem: If the senior staff seems restless, stop and ask if the information being provided is helpful.
• remain: Tamburlaine, for example, remains restless to the end because he can never be satisfied with any of the crowns he serially engulfs.