—Mom,dad is smoking again!—Well,let him cut it ________ gradually since old habits die hard.
People with simple names enjoy quicker career advancement because names which are hard to pronounce inspire negative _______ from superiors.
In South-East Asia, many farmers cannot afford _____ farm equipment such as tractors, so most of the work is done with human labour.
The first thing you must remember is that in order to succeed, it is almost compulsory that you ______ optimistic.
John can finish this task quickly ______ using better methods.
It may be necessary to stop _____ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.