—Were you busy last weekend? —Very. Rather than ____ time playing cards as usual, I devoted every effort to ____ an advertisement.
To our surprise the stranger _____ to be an old friend of my mother’s.
I think your health will soon ______ if you have a holiday on the seaside.
“Why didn’t you write?” “My ink has _______.”
Now and then they would ______ our house and have a talk with us.
When he realized the police had seen him, the man ______ the exit as quickly as possible.