The open-air celebration has been put off ______the bad weather .
Time and time again she was warned of the ______ of her actions.
The building ______ fire suddenly yesterday afternoon.
—Mr. Smith is no longer the man who he used to be.—So he is. Success and wealth have ______ his character.
We are happy that the tree yields a (n) ______ of fruit.
He had a habit of making humorous ______.