Sheera's (a)   spending got her in deep financial trouble, and her family was unwilling to bail her out after finding 300 boxes full of cheap trinkets stored in her basement.

After (a)   the courage to head up the front walk, Bobby knocked on the door to his teacher's house with an armful of flowers. His mother insisted he apologize for vandalizing her house the previous weekend, and he was nervous.

My cousin Helen felt so ignored and hurt by her classmates that she wrote an editorial for her school newspaper called, "Confessions of a (a)   " that opened the eyes of her peers.

Mrs. Pimble absolutely (a)   seeing any grammar mistakes in our writing, but she especially hated when we didn't capitalize our I's.

I was mortified when my husband was caught embezzling money from the bank where he worked, but I was downright petrified once they (a)   his contract.

I couldn't understand why Ari wasn't more excited about their family trip to Disney. I would have been thrilled, but Ari explained that she was just bored after being there three summers in a row. I would never have acted so (a)   about the trip!

Philippa wanted a plain black coat to wear on her trip to Paris, but her mother thought a fancier, more (a)   jacket would be more appropriate for such a sophisticated city.

Mr. Baker worked with me on my paragraph and showed me several spots in my writing where more detail would help (a)   my argument and make it stronger.

When Ignatius overheard the class president spreading rumors about the class advisor, he made a plan to (a)   him from office. He wasn't looking to take his place, but he knew that the student body needed a strong, upstanding leader.

Jason (a)   the library for the perfect book, but he couldn't find one and had to ask the librarian for help.

We thought our boat was waterproof, but despite the waterproof sealant, the walls of the boat were quite (a)   and let in enough water to flood the bottom.

Yasmeen and Timothy hiked to the top of the mountain and were surprised to find that it was the most beautiful (a)   leading out into the ocean.

Despite his quiet demeanor, Mr. White is actually quite (a)   to rageful fits when he doesn't get his way.

As we discussed the potential success of starting the new automotive club at the middle school, Principal Panet expressed her many (a)   with having young teenagers work with cars, stating that it might be quite dangerous.

Instead of resorting to violence when you are upset, we encourage you to seek (a)   from a trusted adult at school.

Despite cleaning the pan multiple times, a sticky (a)   still remained and we had to throw it away.

When we took my dad to the ER last week, the attending nurse asked many (a)   questions to help diagnose the problem.

Despite the attacks from opposing counsel, my lawyer stood steadfast and (a)   , showing dignity in the face of such horrible treatment.

To keep any plant green and beautiful, it is necessary to provide water, sunlight to (a)   its life.