He cannot hide his feelings, except ____ the writers ask if everything is all right.
“Are you satisfied with his answer?”“Not at all. It couldn’t have been ____.”
Tom’s mother always told him not to smoke again, but _____ didn’t help.
In my apartment there are two rooms, _____ is used as a living room.
There was nothing special about this film — it was only ______.
I don’t like it at all. It can’t be _____.