1. You can ________ on me for your support.

2. Despite his great age we realized that he'd not lost his ________ because he was still able to deliver a wonderful speech.

3. Please send my ________ to the meeting as I shan't be able to attend.

4. There's really no ________ for my behaviour last night. I can only think that I'd had too much to drink.

5. I'm very ________ that I'm late but there is a train strike on at the moment.

6. All I can do now is simply beg your ________ and hope that in time we can get back to where we used to be.

7. First he started shouting and then he began to throw things round the room and it was clear he had just lost his ________ .

8. I know I shouldn't have made those remarks about your work and I hope you now know how deeply I ________ what I said.

9. At the very last minute she broke down in tears and lost her ________ .

10. Our views clearly ________ at this point I'm pleased to say.