— Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened?— I ______ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill.
_____ the lawyers, volunteers from the Libyan Red Cross Society also joined the efforts in helping the Chinese go home safely.
The engineer spoke highly of the government’s efforts, ____ he owed his safe return from Libya.
—Why did you leave without a word of warning to John? —But what _____ otherwise? He never listens to me.
Mary often stays up, reviewing her lessons, books___ all over the desk.
—Look, the paint is starting to come off ____ the wall is damp. —Well, we'd better have the wall repainted some day.