The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water ________ that has persisted for over two months.

When several companies showed interest in buying the film rights to his novel, he knew he had__________.

I was in a _______ as to what to do. If I told the truth, my friends would get into trouble, but if I saidnothing I would be more in trouble

I’m afraid we got our ___________crossed. I thought my husband would be picking up the children and hethought I was doing it.

There are all kinds of giveaway which could be used ________ product samples.

I’ve just heard that argument between you and Jerry before and quite frankly it just doesn’t ________!

Having lost her home, Lucy got ______ a gang of people who hang around causing trouble.

All the others at the meeting last night were experts and I was out of my _____ in the conversation

Life is so full of both good fortune and misfortunes that you have to learn to take the rough withthe________

Once the kids have all ________ the nest, we will sell this house and move somewhere smaller.

Keith’s _______ income looks impressive, but once tax and social security contributions are deducted, it’snot so much

The scientists are working on a drug capable of ________ the spread of cancerous cells

It seems that they had had a ________ row, as she had locked him out of the apartment all night long

Somehow I managed to _____ my physics exam. The pass mark was 5 and I got 6

She is always _______ the subject of money when in an argument with her husband

He was asked to _______ for his presence at the scene of the crime