---Do you know why Jeff resigned from the firm?---He held out for higher wages, but was _____ in the end.
With the development of the Internet, _______ communication is done by regular mail.
When they arrived at the school it was raining _______ harder.
I know this is not quite the right word, but I can’t be bothered to think of _____.
We couldn’t have picked ______ day for the picnic — it rained nonstop.
“Are you satisfied with his answer?” “Not at all. It couldn’t have been ____.”