I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than a room with others.
The country itself didn’t have enough gas because of the war, so the government decided to ______ its gas supplies to other countries.
In order not to let the others hear what he said, he ______ the news to me.
— How are the things in your village? — Modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are ______ now than before.
— How could you ______ my sister so easily in the crowd? — Because she stood out in her red dress.
As a film star she was a success, but as a wife she was ______ failure, so their marriage ended in ______ failure.