In prison, they were starved and deprived (a)   sleep

He was cursed (a)   poor health when he was a child

If you want to get higher mark, you had better buckle (a)   to those projects.

Why do you keep picking (a)   me? That's not my fault!

She came (a)   a fortune when her uncle died.

I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle (a)   the second best.

Distrust of foreigners can shade (a)   racism.

I thought the game was boring at first - it didn't liven (a)   until the second half.

We can't just paper (a)   the problem.