His story seemed quite ___ , so it's no wonder no one believed him.

The new security measures were implemented to help ___ crime in the city.

The behaviour of these birds seems to ___ all logical explanation.

I had serious ___ about putting all my savings into the business since it seems quite risky.

I'm trying to reduce my ____ by driving less.

Thre used to be nothing here but ___ beaches, yet now the island is full of tourists.

His doctor reffered him to a cardiologist because his heart was beating ___.

The tornado ___ destruction in 3 states.

The charity organised the ___ of food to the homeless in the city.

People thought he was lying, but I found his explanation of what happened perfectly ___.

The new laws will be ___ beginning next year.

Tea plants have been ___ in this area of India for thousands of years.

This ___ old bike isn't safe to ride anymore.

The plan looks good in theory, but is it ___ in practice?

We made our way down the ___ to our seats at the front of the theater.

The EU has ___ €6 billion to be used in projects to help the refugees.

Farmers ___ the crops in early spring.

The bird ___ over my head for a moment, then flew away.

Fish used to be ___ in this river; now there are far fewer.

Several people had ___ the attack and could describe the attacker.

It's ___ the athlete will compete after such a serious injury.

Jamie's performance at school is ___ - he's a B student in all his subjects.

The strong views expressed in the newspaper article ___ great controversy.

Health experts have ___ concerns about the effectiveness of the new vaccines.

There's still a lot of disagreement over the highly ___ issue of teachers' wages.

___ claim that his pre - election promises are nothing more than an attempt to win more votes.

The area is partially ___ and local farmers can feed the town's small population.

Mike was quite ___ towards his relatives; he kept swearing and making nasty comments.

This band has been ___ in the press as "the new Beatles".

The smoke from her cigarette ___ toward the open window.