.—How can we go to the island twenty miles off the coast, sir?—I’m afraid you can’t get there ________ by boat.
The _______ house smells as if it hasn’t been lived in for years.
______, the pay isn’t attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.
The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to _______ their discussion.
Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still _______ the traditional customs.
—I can’t repair these until tomorrow, I’m afraid.—That’s OK, there’s _______.