Some students attempted to _____ the teacher while the others prepared the surprise birthday party for her.

Adam has no right to _____ his position on how much our class should donate, that is our internal affair

Getting into the third round of 2022 World Cup is a real _____ for the Vietnam national team.

The four-week circuit _____ will come into force tomorrow with the closure of pubs, bars, restaurants and non-essential shops.

The road is packed with vehicles! That’s _______ at rush hour.

Haiti's first elected president was _______ in a violent military coup .

You will have to learn to face up to a few _______, my boy, before it’s too late.

As soon as he read the letter, tears ________ in his eyes.

Incoherence, or word ________, refers to speech that is unconnected and conveys no meaning to the listener.

The case alleges that the company _______ female employees on opportunities for promotion.

Poor Mary, all her colleagues teased her; she was the _______ of all their jokes.

The city has _______ on the storage building permit, arguing that may not be permissible under updated zoning requirements.

Aircraft production continued to _______ at an agonizingly slow pace.

Kim put my name down for a sponsored parachute jump but I _______ at the last moment

After winning the lottery, they moved into a more _______ house in a high-class residential area and had a more comfortable life.

Thousands of people came out onto the streets to _______ their support for the democratic opposition party.

The Prime Minister exercised his _______ to decide when to call an election.

14. Protein and B2 in soybean help to metabolize amino acids, which _______ the skin.

Never _______ feelings your friend or relative expresses, but point out realities and offer hope.

Everyone in the company detests getting close to him because he’s always trying to ______ the boss.

She treats smokers like the _______, as the worst people there are.

Being a fertile ground for film production, Los Angeles is ________ with would-be actors.

The economic and political ________ of the civil war in Ethiopia is still being felt.

Her letter contained several outrageous _______ on her former colleagues.

To apply for this position, each candidate has to submit a ________ photo besides other required documents.

Although the task is basically a no-brainer, she’s making such a ________ weather of it.

My boss is always having a _______ at me. He always seems to find something to criticise me for.

The starter motor was _______ again, which got on my nerves.

With a feeling of dark ______, I went home straight despite our plans to play football.

By the time the traffic jam cleared up, we were pretty _______.

Although he always gave the impression he was hard up, it was well known that he had a large amount of money stashed _________ in the bank.

It seems Richard did not wanted to wear that shirt so he spilled ketchup over it __________-on-purpose.

To save money for _______ purposes is altogether different from saving it for economical purposes.

I tried to _______out of the room so that nobody would see me go.

Ms. Acogny took the liberty of introducing herself, for she, too, was a dancer of some _______.

Nature is rational, simple and orderly, and it acts in accordance with _______ laws.

We suggested it would be quicker to fly, but she _______ and insisted on taking the train.

I apologized unreservedly for the offending remarks I had made but he turned a cold, _______ gaze on me.

_______ journalism is a practice whereby monetary inducement is given to journalists to make them write a positive story or kill a negative story.

The employment secretary found himself _______ over recent job cuts.

When the cost was ________ the advantages, the scheme looked perfect.

China's car market exploded in 2009, _______ an ailing global industry and relegating the U.S. to the second spot.

Judges already have substantial latitude to limit _______ arguments that might mislead jurors; they could use it more often.

He doesn't like the job but he'll _______ until the work is done.

Often the interviewer will need to _______ devil's advocate in order to get a discussion going.

. Unfortunately, we ran out of time during tonight's show and had to _______ our musical guest off.

. It is a(n) _______ fact that governments rise and fall on the state of the economy

With the economy in the worst recession for thirty years, it was scarcely the most _______ time to start up a company.

That car must have set Joe _________ quite a bit; it’s top of the range.