The captain urged that the mission ______ before dark.
He offered to _____ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.
I'm sorry but what he thinks is not of the _____ importance to me.
Animals should not be locked in cages; they should be in their normal _____.
The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so I was _____.
Air and the sun's rays create much distortion, and whatever tends to _____ their influence is useful to the astronomer.