The safety belt saved the boy; otherwise, he _____ in the accident.
The photos on the wall ________ my mother of those happy, old days when a large family lived together.
His report about the disaster was not believable. He didn’t really go to the spot; instead, he_____the whole story.
— Who is ________ the patient? — Maybe his sister.
Before I made any attempt, I used a stick to test the depth of the river, and _________ at the great depth of it, not daring to take further action.
To his _________, Jack never told anyone exactly what had happened.