Although she was fashionably dressed, the girl didn't notice the long thread trailing from the ..1.. of her skirt.

I know he's not a pleasant man, but in his ..2.. I have to say he has a very difficult job.

When the storm prevented the climbers from reaching the top of the mountain, they were ..3.. disappointed.

When will it ..4.. on you that I am right and you're wrong?

The footballer never really recovered from the injury he ..5.. at the beginning of the season.

The jury were ..6.. that the criminal was guilty.

I suppose I have to ..7.. the fact that I am not as young as I used to be.

He was absolutely ..8.. with anger when he found that I had scratched his car.

The senate set ..9.. motion the process of impeaching the president.

Nobody would call me an alcoholic, but I like to have a drink of beer ..10.. and then.

I really don't like the shoes, and ..11.. they aren't my size, so I don't want to buy them.

Fred has a ..12.. of staying out of trouble at the office - he never gets involved.

I was absolutely ..13.. when they told me I had won the lottery.

He ..14.. great pleasure in books, theatre, and music.

He had never been to New York, for one day he went there on a ..15...

Suddenly, he saw the ..16.. figure of his dead father standing before him.

He couldn't believe his eyes; in fact he had to ..17.. himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

He was ..18.. by the rude behaviour of the waiter, and demanded to see the manager.

There was such a noisy party next door, that I didn't get a ..19.. of sleep all night.

He rather ..20.. admitted that he still shared his bed with his Teddy bear.

He had an honest and ..21.. expression, which hid the fact he had a very devious mind.

In Africa, vultures and other ..22.. do a valuable job in removing the bodies of dead animals.

I must admit, Fred is the ..23.. person I would have thought of to marry Jane.

The thieves struck in the ..24.. of night when everybody was asleep.

The praise of his boss and his colleagues was ..25.. to his ears.