The player was ____ to win the 110-meter hurdle, but he fell to the ground and missed the chance.
The room is very dark. Please __________ the light.
Look ! My suit is badly out of __________. There must have been somebody sitting on it.
The woman told the workers that her house __________.
He made such __________ rapid progress in his job that before long he turned __________ director of the department.
An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person's character; however, they are not always __________.