Unfortunately, the aboriginal(土著) people tried in vain to win independence __________ the ruling tribe, and prejudice __________ them still continued.
The rain had cleared the air, and the grass ______ fresh and sweet.
Be careful to move the equipment --- ______ it gently.
As the Spring Festival is drawing ______, people are getting busier and busier.
That fellow hung around for hours and, ______ was worse, kept me from doing my work.
Juliana worked harder to ______ for the time she had lost when she was ill.