Yolanda did not want to forsake her sick friend, so she decided to stay home from the party.

Dancers do special exercises to become more agile.

Parents should encourage, not belittle, their children's efforts

Soybeans supplanted tobacco as the region's chief crop.

Lin checked her itinerary to see where she would be on August 1st.

Matt didn't lie, but he did distort the facts by the way he told the story.

Living in a foreign country will facilitate learning the language.

To Marsha, killing animals for their fur is inhumane.

The prison makes every effort to rehabilitate prisoners.

After a busy week, Sue likes to ______ over breakfast on Saturday morning.

An actor can dramatically ______ his appearance to play different roles.

Both wrestlers ______ great pain on the other during their practice match.

When Mrs. Grant's voice ______, I knew she was nervous.

A broken mirror or a cracked windshield can ______ your ability to drive safely.

Students at the university ______ to demand better food in the dining hall.

Slowly and silently we ______ the lake in our little canoe.

After a hot meal and a long nap, the tired hikers felt ______.

Over centuries, the glacier slowly ______ as the temperature rose.

Early factory and mill owners often ______ workers for their own profits.