Mark often attempts to escape _____ whenever he breaks traffic regulations.
He’s really ______ about his food – apples have to be of a certain variety; fish has to be of a certain species and cooked only in one way.
They were much ______ by the magician’s trick and were falling about.
They spoke in ______ for fear that they should be heard.
It was ______ creative thinking that I took the course, not to get high marks in examinations.
The children enjoyed ______ round the newly polished floor.