Winning an Olympic gold medal would be a remarkable (a)   for a small country like Malaysia. (Achieve)

Our objectives are (a)   if we are focused and prepared to work hard. (Achieve)

The harsh laws, if not properly executed, will not (a)   criminals. (Deter)

Security measures aimed at (a)   shoplifters will soon be introduced by the store. (Deter)

Corporal punishment has a (a)   effect on the students. (Deter)

The martial art exponent used to be very (a)   when he was a child. (Sick)

The quack claimed that his medicine could cure all kinds of (a)   (Sick)

He was (a)   by the scene of terrible carnage in the battlefield. (Sick)

In western literature, the snake is (a)   of evil. (Symbol)

In ancient China, the colour yellow (a)   royalty. (Symbol)

Both the dove and the olive branch are (a)   of peace. (Symbol)

The series of debates have (a)   the students’ wits and responses. (Sharp)

The union is (a)   critical of the way the employer treats his workers. (Sharp)

I was taken aback by the (a)   of her reply. (Sharp)