When the teacher praised him for working out the math problem, Jack looked __________ about at his classmates.
Mother kept me _____ during the summer holiday, for I failed my maths exam.
—If you don’t hurry, I’ll go without you.—_____ I’m nearly ready.
Mike resembles his mother in appearance _____ his personality follows his father's.
The suggestion he put forward was adopted with 16 votes _____ and 15 against it.
—How many people attended the exhibition?—I’m not sure. _____ speaking, a thousand or more.