The factory had to______ a number of employees because of economic decline in the country.
Joe just wanted to play a joke on her. He did not mean ____ Sarah.
He was determined not to be the first ____it.
When I was passing by, I saw them ________ at the nursery.
The shy girl felt ______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s questions.
After a long _____, the bill was passed by the House of the Commons.