“Bad traffic” is perhaps the ______ excuse for being late when your boss knows it only takes you five minutes to walk to work.

It’s not easy to see those islands clearly from here on sunny days, and it’s even less ＿＿＿ to see them on cloudy days.

Business at Jane’s shop has not been good these days. And the new supermarket across the street only makes things ＿＿＿＿ .

Bob is ______ of the boys in the family. He never does any housework. His brothers at least take out the garbage sometimes.

For Mike, the price is _____ important thing when he shops for jeans. He cares even more about the shape and the size of the pockets.