The cheque from his grandfather was a real ____ as Manfrend had spent his last penny the day before.

The police were interrogating the suspect for hours trying to make him ____ to the crime.

A hot bath or some relaxing music might help you ____ after such a long day.

In August thousands of people flee the city of Athens in search of the rural ___.

I think John's choice of jokes was quite ____ as he didn't know the people at the table that well.

A whole year has passed since the elections so we can say that the ____ has long gone for the new government.

The electrician can't ____ where the problem is as the wiring in our old house is very complicated.

Marina felt a ____ of excitement as she went through the threshold of her new home for the first time.

Leonard had spent months looking for his sister and then, one day, she appeared at his doorstep _____.

Anna was ___ for the job in the newspaper but decided to apply anyway.

It was a ____ shot but the points counted and our team won the game.

I think it's best if we list the products on our e-shop _____.

We were stuck with this problem for hours and then Julie had a ____ which actually worked.

The police managed to ____ the thief in an old warehouse.

Kids seem to enjoy not only collecting all sorts but also _____ the duplicates.

Judy had to give up her _____ education when her father went bankrupt.

Everything will _____ once we get the money we've been expecting to fund our project.

When I told Mark I was helping at the shelter, he asked: " _________". I guess he can't believe I volunteered.

Maggie has the majority of _____in her father's company so she gets to call the shots.

Greg didn't know the answer ____ he wasn't in class when we talked about environmentalism.

Frank didn't get the promotion he was expecting, I guess he found out the hard way that employment ____.

Laura thought she and Mel were doing fine but he suddenly ___ her.

Tom thinks a million dollars is all he needs to ____his dreams.

Todd seems to have _____ when he turned down the job offer he had to work as a sale assistant, as he's been unemployed for months now.

We waited until every member expressed their opinion before we ____ our marketing plan.

I don't think Donald's ___jokes were appropriate for a young audience. They were quite shocking.

Well, to put it in a ____ I can't afford it to buy you a diamond ring.

A book's ____ edition is cheaper its hard-cover one.

Andria went to the city to study and when she came back to her village for the holidays she had the attitude of a ____.

My father-in-law's ideas about setting up his own business did not always ____ as he would have liked.

The banking of dogs can be highly _____ especially late at night.