The girl’s years of hard training _______ when she finally won the first prize.
The melon the Smiths served at dinner would have tasted _____ if it had been put in the fridge for a little while.
There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog.” But there is _________ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.”
It is not socially ____ for parents to leave children unattended at that age.
Fitness is important in sport, but of at least ______ importance are skills.
—Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting?—He rushed out of the room _____ I could say a word.