Of course, even when you've made happiness a priority, you're still not exempt from the occasional downtrodden mood.
Furthermore, the term "depression" covers a range of problems that span minor, occasional negative mood states to incapacitating and treatment-resistant disorders.
Also known for occasional dark moods that prompt friends and colleagues to refer to his "evil twin, Skippy".
I think she takes my occasional dark moods as a sign of stress, tiredness or overwork, rather than a symptom of boredom and disillusionment.
Relying on the occasional good moods of the autocrat or saying soothing things about how he doesn't really mean it — look, he pays the mortgage!
Rose was an eager lover when Archie called, "Put your ass up like a whip-poor-will," and an expert at shifting his occasional glum moods into pleased laughter.
It's not unusual for kids to get hooked into watching TV for hours on end, especially as they navigate the sometimes rough waters of adolescence, replete with those occasional dark moods during which they simply want to be left alone.
With the occasional exception, my mood in conferences usually swings between boredom, despair and rage.
Film-like musical soundtracks, which play occasional bursts of mood music (rather than the continuous techno-din that traditionally accompanies arcade games) are also becoming more common.
