the manager promised that i could （ ） some of my chocolate for the shoes i wanted.
it ’s a very popular play, so it will be wise to （ ） seats well in advance.
（ ） , over 1600 houses, schools and hospitals were transferred to other places in 1953.
（ ） he’d come to the door, he thought he might as well go in with the others to have a look.
peter prided himself on never getting （ ） involved in his life.
don’t resort to cheap copies; （ ） for the real thing.
william always gives the best advice on how to solve problems. however, （ ） , his opinion doesn’t count. i do find it funny!
this plan couldn’t help, （ ） again, it probably couldn’t hurt.
they complained that they had not been consulted properly by the council （ ） the work.
the town is （ ） prosperous, bustling and busy — let’s keep it that way.
i have found that the community has ( ) great changes since i was here last.
in running this business, i need to ( ) ask myself whether what i’m doing is aligned with my goals.
he was the sort of good listener who seemed to find everybody else more interesting and( ) than himself.
it is much better to concentrate on a few subjects which interest you than try to ( ) your mind with knowledge.
rather than being hoodwinked, i would ( ) anything.
a fortunate encounter brought the two friends together after a long ( ) .
most of us thought that you ( ) to those questions in an interesting and unusual way.
i have often seen him ( ) upon the moon and stars for hours. why do you think he is doing that?
we ( ) a parent to care for us, to forgive us our errors, and to save us from our childish mistakes.
his occasional courtesies did not ( ) his general rudeness.
louie was fun, with a great sense of play, and yet, unafraid to ( ) new challenges.
as early as the meiji restoration, the japanese began to ( ) a great deal of effort on science, technology and education.
it is unfortunate that the problem of children education is often ( ).
plants will ( ) in a fertile soil when plenty of sunshine and rain is available.
being ( ) to the internet, she knows a lot about e-commerce, which made her a skilled online buyer.
the constitution had ( ) everybody with rights and obligations.
this new kind of refrigerator is environment-friendly which ( ) 60 percent less electricity than traditional models.
the main road through there was blocked for three hours today after an accident ( ) two trucks.
children often catch minor diseases, but they soon bounce ( ), so don’t be over-worried.
passers-by on the street managed to ( ) the badly injured driver with first aid treatment like cardiac massage and artificial respiration.
he saw a laundry bag and ( ) it to use as a shield.
tom’s teacher finds it difficult ( ).
what ( ) way to celebrate thanksgiving ( )to do something nice to others?
i never quite got it, but that was part of the ( ).
he noted that german investors were ( ) invest in stocks, but were crazy about bitcoin.
the more different wines you drink, the better your ( ) becomes for which bottle to open, which ingredient to add to the meal to create a wonderful harmony.
some think it looks like a rainbow castle and rush said it’s totally open to( ).
light struggles to ( ) in through four dirty square windows set in the sides of the dome.
we think there was a great deal more ersity in the ( ) native american populations than is apparent today, so this is consistent with a lot of other evidence.
his guilty expression ( ) my suspicion.
saliury sent him on a diplomatic ( ) to north america.
experts are trying to ( ) ways to clean up the huge slick.
they have ( ) a number of conditions to the agreement.
buck never allowed himself to be bullied into doing anything that went against his ( ).
as autumn ( ), the plants and colours in the garden changed.
the hour-long programme will be updated each week and ( ) highlights from recent games.
the agreement would allow the rebels to be ( ) into a new national police force.
i usually do a rough ( ) before i start on a painting.
it is sometimes easier to illustrate an abstract concept by ( ) with something concrete.
she isn’t beautiful. but she is ( ) pretty.
it’s a situation that ( ) a blend of delicacy and force.
( ) we climbed, ( )awe-inspiring the scenery became.
the policeman advised the criminal to interact （ ） the police.
most students do not expect to（ ）economics.
thousands were forced to（ ） from rural to urban areas in search of work.
the crime was very cleverly （ ）.
the difficulty of a problem was ( ) terms of how long it took to complete.
lack of confidence is a psychological （ ） to success.