The financial crisis has led to a sharp ______ in profits in many factories.
The new car won’t go into production soon. The engine of it hasn’t been fully ___.
Now I’m hungry and ____ a big meal; I had breakfast too early this morning.
The old man showed us how to _____ part of the surface of the wood and let a pattern in.
The young couple couldn’t afford a new house. ____, they wouldn’t have bought an old one.
Though ____ to see the strangers, the housewife gave them a big smile and said hello.