Excited spectators ____to get seats at the overcrowded stadium where the soccer final was to be held.

Maria___ over something and fell into a deep pit

The children___ together to keep them warm in the cold street.

The defending champion suffered a ___ of concentration in the final set of the tennis match and was finally beaten by her challenger.

I ___ the way Mastita responded to my query and demanded an apology.

The enemy must be___ before we can successfully impose our policies.

That famous explorer had been ___ with the discovery of the African continent.

From being a thrifty person, he has ___ into an avaricious man.

The new clerk did a/an ___ amount of work at the shop but was paid very little by the miserly owner.

When she recovered from her long illness, she ___ much of her time to help the poor.

The damage is ___; the situation cannot be salvaged.

You need to be ___ from now on and arrive at nine o’clock sharp every morning or you will lose your job.

She gave ___ attention to the project and as a result the company lost the tender.

The judges’ decision is ___; it cannot be changed.

He is as ___ as a donkey; he will never change his mind once he has made it up.

Today, ___ among teenage students is a serious problem in many countries.

Many of the villagers have been ___ by the prolonged drought.

Jane has always ___ herself with grace and dignity. So we found it hard to believe that she had yelled at you in public.

This is a pair of ___ earrings. You cannot find it anywhere else in the world.

Albeit the law is unjust, you have to recognise that laws cannot be ___ overnight.

She was so___ in her praise of him that it became embarrassing to him.

We had to ___ the message which had been written in code. It took us a long time to do it.

The laboratory has almost run out of chlorine. Its supplies are ____.

He has a/an ___ hobby; it is certainly one kind.

Siti’s parents were completely ___ by her sudden rebelliousness.

Since he acted based on our inaccurate information, it is ___ on us all to help him solve the resulting problem.

She will donate ___ from the sale of her artwork to charity.

Although John’s grandmother passed away many years ago, he still holds her in fond ___.

A/An ___ smell wafted in from a filthy outhouse standing at the back of the house.

It is an advantage for a musician to have ____ fingers.

They were ___ from the flat they had been renting because they did not pay the rent for several months.

She has ___ herself to listening to her parents’ criticisms about her regrettable career choice.

The choir positioned themselves on the ___ before the performance.

The poor man ___ the cruel king to spare him the death penalty.

The dimness of twilight and the ___ of leaves in the breeze made the place feel more eerie than usual.