Large, black rain clouds _____ in the sky this morning, signalling an approaching storm.

I don’t know what’s so interesting that my daughter always listens to this speaker with _____ attention whenever there is his show on TV.

Despite his competency, the director was _____ after a conflict with his boss and was demoted to a low-level employee.

Eight months of lockdown were eight months I was _____ in the stifling tiny flat of mine in the city, unemployed and unable to go anywhere.

The well-reputed CEO _____ with £10,000 of the company's money last night and has come England’s most wanted man at the moment.

I thought I only liked the character Loki, but it turns out after that I like the actor himself as I can’t help _____ over photos of Tom Hiddleston.

The monument is a(n) _____ reminder of those who died in the catastrophic Sichuan earthquake 14 years ago.

The gentle colour _____ creates a relaxing ambience for the bedroom of my little daughter.

One special thing about Ron is that he never has a _____ plan - he just makes decisions as the need arises but still manages to ace any task given.

He _____ with only 152 votes out of 300, which is not at all something to brag about compared with that of his predecessor.

. Only kids _____ when Tet comes because they don’t have so many things to do like adults.

My younger brother keeps begging me to let him join our club’s party, but it is likely that he will feel like  _____.

Work-life balance is the most important thing to me so I would never take that job for all the tea in _____.

After the competition, my friends tried to _____ by teasing me about my failure.