________ not to miss the flight at 15:20, the manager set out for the airport in a hurry.
The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.
Do you mind if I _____ with my work while you are getting tea ready.
I left for the office earlier than usual this morning _____ traffic jam.
The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.
It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.