Because I was laid up in bed for weeks, my leg muscles ________________________.

Sometimes when we have done something embarrassing, we have to grasp the __________________________ and flat out apologize for our actions.

Ryan meant his email to be _________________________, but his boss read it as being mean and hurtful.

The astronaut made the trip home resting on his back in a ________________________ seat on the shuttle’s lower deck.

His behavior is not excused by the ___________________________ of war.

Mary was able to ___________________________ from the conversation that her company is going to have to lay off some people.

Some politicians get labeled as being _________________________ because they can’t make difficult decisions.

This teacher is a ________________________________ storyteller who is easily able to engage the students in any story.

After the earthquake the city was in a state of ____________________________. It took weeks for people to bring order to daily lives.

My mother found it ________________________ when I asked her if I could borrow the car to drive to New York.

The coast guard was on the lookout for any ________________________ from the wreck that might make its way to shore.

During the 50s, some people thought Hollywood was a __________________ of communism.

It is far more expensive to _________________________ people with mental illness than it costs to provide them with services to help them.

The students have been ____________________ about the cafeteria food for years.

We figured that Mike’s offer to help on Sunday was nothing but a _____________________ to get closer to Suzy.