I really don't want to go to the party, but I don't see how I can ________ it?

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Under good treatment, Linda is going to beginning to ________ and will soon recover.

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The ceremony was not for the ________of the dead, but for the comfort of the living.

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The ________ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.

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I'm sorry to give you such a short ________ of our visit.

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When he heard the gun fire, we all stood still and shook with ________.

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Jack speaks Chinese ________ he were a Chinese.

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-- Why did she spend so much time searching shop after shop only for a blouse?

-- Oh, she was very ________ about her clothes.

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Every child is ________ to its parents.

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He turned off the light, ______ nothing.

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