The __________ car became a (n ) ________ to the murder.
He made up an excuse for his mistake in order to avoid_________.
Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no _________ to speed up deliveries.
It rained heavily in the south, serious flooding in several provinces.
Most people are _________ bringing down the price of housing because it’s too high for them.
He wondered if he could slip out of the lecture hall without anyone .