One can not do _______ small talk well for ______ lack of confidence.
.--- How is everything going on with you in Europe? --- Quite well, not so smoothly as I hoped, ____.
A dozen family members gathered at the table _____ were traditional local foods such as preserved ham sausage.
. When we arrived in the middle of the night, there was no food ______ as all the shops were shut.
After many years both countries have come to realize that neither side could ever succeed in getting rid of _____ by means of war.
--- What about ___ book? --- It’s too difficult ___ book for beginners.