They were ahead during the first half of the match, but they _______ in the last five minutes.
— You shouldn’t have told everybody my secret. — Wait a minute! I didn’t tell anyone... I swear! — Oh, ________! You big mouth!
When the questions got personal during the talk show, the actress ________ in tears as she opened up about the wounds she suffered.
In today’s fast changing and competitive world, to be able to learn faster and more effectively is not merely desirable; it is ________.
—What a pity! Their experiment is a failure. —They ________ better under more favorable conditions.
—Life is hard these days. —At least we have some money left. That's ________, isn't it?