The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.
With a lot of problems __________, the new government is now having a hard time.
Mr. Han, my neighbor, is always helping those who are in trouble without expecting anything __________.
He was down with the flu, and __________ couldn’t come to the party.
— How do you think I should receive the reporter?—__________ you feel about him, try to be polite.
— We were all missing you at the party!— Sorry. I was busy with my project research. Otherwise, I ___________ it.