studious

There was always a match to prepare for, but Brown was studious when it came to the mid-to-long term prospects of the national team.

The satellite radio operator gave Yoakam his own channel in 2018 as a space to exercise his studious fandom — to talk with and highlight his peers and heroes and to share his musical taste and knowledge with listeners.

"In Berger's studious and elegant hands, every ceremoniously cast vote, every reaction shot, every severely worn regalia and every quietly eventful meal that the cardinals share is packed with breathless, skin-prickling suspense."

His former school, Penwortham Priory Academy, described him as "bright, studious and well-loved".

It’s here that you see Chris come to terms with what he will never be: he will never be his mother’s friend’s studious son, never be half Asian and never be the white hero his crush imagines.