1. Your reputation ________ you.

2. A suck-up is someone who is ________ their superior in an attempt to gain favor.

3. Engaging in gossip is a highly ________ act.

4. The job ________ seems to be improving.

5. The owners are discussing how they can cut costs without lowering salaries or ________ off employees.

6. You are the ________ helpful person I have met.

7. Their vast efforts were ________ in the end.

8. Who is in charge ________ negotiations?

9. It's the ________ of a lifetime.

10. The left-overs each night are donated to a ________ organization that feeds the homeless.