The emperor's real weakness was in Germany, where his _____ openly expressed their discontent.

It would be an excellent ______ to get out of this house with its unpleasant memories.

"You're my only true ______", one friend said to the other.

The family lost all of its ______ in the fire.

The government has made a _______ of war on its enemies.

The listeners were all greatly ______ in the lecture.

Bacteria was ______ my body and causing an infection.

When he turned back to her, the gaze was as _____ as the question.

It must have helped, at least to some degree, because when he spoke again outside her door, his voice was _______.