A bright fire was burning in the hearth.

Rents are individually negotiated between landlord and tenant.

The teacher gave the children little stars as an incentive to clean up their desks at the end of each day.

I walked through the blistering sun.

heir houses, regularly ranged in streets, are built of adobes thatched with coarse grass.

They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months.

At the apex of our country sits the president of our nation.

We got there just in the nick of time. Which among the following is not synonymous to 'nick of time'?

Much to my chagrin, I failed my math test.