1. He said he'd read my funny story and had laughed twice, which was a sort of back ________ compliment.

2. Mind you if there is a very long menu for lunch, it can be a problem for the waiter to deal with a ________ order.

3. After all why should you two continue to be free and I have to give up my ________ ?

4. I can ________ you that the duties are not in any way complicated.

5. We were in a small rowing boat and were terrified that the steamer hadn't seen us as it was bearing ________ on us.

6. He's one of those irritating people who manages within a few minutes of meeting someone to ________ their back up.

7. Let me have your ________ as soon as possible.Your old friend, Mick.

8. And now I come to a very important ________ I want to ask of you.

9. There's still some way to go with this latest project but I think we've ________ the back of it.

10. Dear Charles I thought it was ________ time I wrote to you and told you what I've been up to.