1. Mind you the cost of travel is very high and ________ went up again last month.

2. The trouble with her is that she always exaggerates and ________ an issue out of everything.

3. He may seem very angry but don't worry his ________ is worse than his bite.

4. At the end of her first year it was ________ to everyone that as the new boss she had been totally accepted.

5. I'm very sorry to tell you that your scheme has failed and it has well and truly bitten the ________ .

6. It must have come as a great shock to get the sack but I'm afraid you'll just have to accept it and bite the ________ .

7. We thought it was a good idea to take some sandwiches with us so that we'd have something to eat for the ________ of the journey.

8. In the very beginning she had a meeting with all the staff, which turned out to be extremely ________ .

9. The decision was finally taken that appointments should be based purely and simply on ________ .

10. Turn on the television and look at the current news programme and you will find everyone discussing the ________ issue of the day.