Last week a tennis ball hit me on the head, but I tried to _______ the pain, believing that it would go away sooner or later.
The cigarette end thrown away by a careless woodcutter _______ the big forest fire.
--I am sorry to keep you waiting. I’ll make short work of this. --________ I am not in hurry.
We thought there were 35 students in the dining hall, _____, in fact, there were 40.
She was educated at Beijing University, ___ she went on to have her advanced study abroad.
Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to ____ before the party.