He glanced at Juliet accusingly and she looked _____ abashed.

Everyone was there _____ Linda. She was too sick to come.

She did six hours’ _____ studying a day for her exam.

Are you having a _____ exam before you sit the actual exam in June?

I was kept awake for most of the night by the _____ of a mosquito in my ear.

He decided to withdraw from the powerboat race as he had a(n) _____ of danger.

It was difficult for the lecturer to _____ his voice to the back of the hall.

Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become _____ offenders.

He would never _____ his pride and say that he was sorry.

“It is raining outside.” – “_____”

They must have gone away, _____?

_____ the meeting began.

_____ with being so busy at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad-tempered.

The police took him into custody _____ he disembarked from the plane.

_____ earning all that money if you don’t have time to enjoy it?

“Was that the new schoolmaster who walked by?” – “_____”

It is urgent that the boss _____ a meeting to discuss the problem.

It was at the press conference _____ the truth about his corporation.

“I think we ought to see the rest of the exhibition as quickly as we can, _____ that it closes in half an hour.”

Doctors are often _____ to accidents in rural areas.

If you never put oil in your engine, one day it will _____.

To get his proposal accepted, the Finance Manager had to _____ heavy pressure from colleagues.

The new regime determined to _____ compulsory military service.

After a fall in profits, the company decided _____ the hotel business.

She’s rung _____. I must have said something to upset her.

Our class monitor had a brilliant speech yesterday although he spoke _____ the cuff then.

Cali gambled away all his father’s legacy and finally he _____ his family _____ misery.

The younger sons consider themselves to have been robbed _____ their rightful inheritance.

He’s sometimes bad tempered but he’s a good fellow _____ heart.

I don’t trust him and it really goes against the _____ to give him the money.

Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like _____. It must have been quite a party last night.

In spite of working their fingers to the _____, all the staff were made redundant.

The general was convinced that if his army could make the first ____ strike, they would be able to win the battle.

Royce is unlikely to _____ any surprises.

Judging from the noise it is making, the washing machine is on its last _____.

As a poet, I think he _____ comparison with the greatest this century.

It’s time we had a _____ talk with each other in an effort to clear the air.

I don’t know what our guests will be wanting to do this weekend. We’ll have to _____.

Oil spills will _____ even the healthiest of marine ecosystem.