Using the right hand to shake hands is a(an) （）.

Her husband did not like her new interests and her （） added further strain to an already failing marriage.

He suggested a card game to relieve the （ ） of the journey.

Louisa said she could not go on living with a man who had married her under false （）.

A fist fight followed, with much shouting and（）, until the ragged man succeeded in driving up to the door.

One of the many （ ） of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected. 

Gaining （） to the club was no easy matter.

He looked across the sea: a faint （） of pale light was rising in the midnight-blue sky.

At first I found the （） of being unemployed very difficult to cope with.

Finally they realized that they must reduce their country’s （） on imported grain.

Would you（ ）some of your salary for more holiday time?

Jim was not（ ）his maths teacher's explanation of the problem, for he was still puzzled about it.

The Irish government announced it was to（ ）homosexuality.

Any manufacturer who does not conform to the standards could be （ ） under the Consumers Protection Act, 1987.

All the writers on the panel agreed that John’s book should be（ ）for special praise.

The girl had lain awake all night,（ ）by her failure in the computer science exam.

The doctors have（ ） the cause of the illness to an unknown virus.

​Lucy was unable to（ ）her surprise when she saw her teacher in the supermarket.

The new high-rise building（ ）the design concept and aesthetic appeal of the architect.

The price of the farm produce（ ）between 50 pence and ￡1 per kilo on this island.