It took many hours to drive across town because of the ..............

My parents' achievements __________ me to write a book about them

The snake looked so _________ that the villagers thought it was an evil creature

From the stale air and the rotting food in the refrigerator, the detective __________ that no one had been living in the apartment for some time.

The train will __________ in five minutes.

In order to avoid the pirates, the tankers were _____________ by 6 war ships.

If the painting is damaged in __________, the seller will have to compensate.

The leaders signed a __________ that ended the long war.

I was __________ of the salesman and refused to buy the knives.

As the plane was preparing to ___________, there was a huge explosion in the rear engine.