With her dearest jewels ________, she was almost mad.
The manager listened to the customers’ complaints attentively with great patience, ________ to miss any point.
Much as he ________ he has a good command of English, he sometimes feels it hard to find an appropriate version for some Chinese idioms.
--You should have thanked her before you left.--I meant ________, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.
Many people are ________ as to what to do when there is a fire.
Girls used to take fewer advanced math courses than boys but now they are taking just _______.