Before the operation, the doctor had to talk to the patient in order to move her fear ________ she might die during the operation.
_____ more attention, the trees could have grown better.
Would you like Helen _____ you since you have some difficulty?
Your idea surprised me, it is a(n) _____.
The murderer was brought in, with his hands _____ behind his back.
The scientists were waiting to see the problem _____.