His mother had talked to him for many minutes while he was watching TV, but ____.
— ____ can I deal with such a situation? — Take ____ measure you think best.
____ it will do us harm or good remains to be seen.
The river, ____ are covered with trees, is very long.
He is rather difficult to make friends with, but his friendship, ____, is more true than any other.
— Did you enjoy yourself at the party? —Sorry to say I didn’t. It was ____ a meeting than a party.