The meeting was _____ by a massive earthquake, which sent all the attendees running out of the conference room.

People who stick to conservative values find it uncomfortable and even _______ to display affection in public.

Alice was not aware that she was _______ because there had been no signs—no morning sickness or back pain. She hardly even gained any weight.

Audrey Tang, a hacker-turned-minister in Taiwan, chose to change her _____ identity from male to female at age 24.

Despite their differences, there are some things that all world cultures have in common. For instance, most cultures consider rude for a listener to look away while someone is speaking to them.

Another is the act of rolling your eyes, which is used to communicate ______.

Interestingly, this piece of body language has only begun to carry a negative connotation in recent years. In 16th-century England, it often carried the opposite meaning, passionate feelings, and sometimes it acted as a sign of romantic interest.

Nowadays, , it’s best avoided. Rolling your eyes while someone is talking is likely to offend the speaker.

It’s believed by some that rolling one’s eyes has come to be a mainly feminine gesture: a way for women to imply criticism without seeming too . Whatever its use may be, it’s certainly become one of the most used expressions in any culture.