As we grow older, birthdays seem to more quickly than when we were children.
He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.
It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.
The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.
The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.
A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.