1. As the police saw the accident themselves, the driver avoided the ________ of having to give a detailed report.

2. Although all the athletes were full of life at the start of the marathon, towards the end of the race a few were showing signs of tiredness and were clearly ________ .

3. He has a very refined vocabulary and prefers to use a ________ rather than a more common and vulgar word.

4. I've looked everywhere for my key and even carried out an ________ search of my car but I can't find that book.

5. The judge has to adopt a ________ view of the crime by being utterly impartial.

6. You should really look through that agreement carefully before you sign because the devil is in the ________ .

7. She suddenly stopped speaking to him on the phone and the conversation came to an ________ end.

8. Although her boss knew that she was not telling the truth, her explanations for being late were always so reasonable and totally ________ that he believed her.

9. It took me ages to set up my computer because I spent the devil of a ________ trying to understand the notes.

10. It's very hard trying to get the tenses right in English. In fact it's the ________ devil to know whether it's simple or continuous.