It's a(n) ............. secret that he is dating his secretary.

I could see Jane didn't want to talk about it so I didn't ................ the matter.

Graham buys and ............... old houses and then sells them for a profit.

The government has ............ the newspaper claims that they are going to increase taxes.

Don't believe him. Take everything he says with a(n) ............... of salt.

In my opinion, Sonia has far too much self-confidence and is heading for a ................

"I just can't cope with all this work." - "Why don't you learn to .............., then?"

Mark thinks we should try and ................ the reasons why the business failed.

I was really depressed at the ............. of winter, but I'm feeling a lot better now.

We all knew Dennis would be able to ............. with the problem and he did.