1. He liked to play the ________ and would invariably dress up in the most outrageous clothes.

2. You'll soon get used to his funny ways as it's one of the ________ of his personality.

3. If you invest that money, you will find it will grow and ________ interest.

4. Andrew: If you say so. But I'd like to make it ________ that I'm dead against it.

5. Henry: Certainly not! I'm not going to let ________ be scared by some stupid crank.

6. Henry: No, I'm going to carry on as usual. Think of the advantage it would give my ________ if I were out of the campaign even for one day.

7. It runs into millions and millions almost as many as the ________ of sand you can see on this beach.

8. People often ask her how she manages to stay slim and she always tells them she is very careful in the amount she eats to the point of being ________ .

9. I find these mathematical puzzles too ________ and prefer the more straightforward type.

10. Andrew: That makes the whole business even more sinister. Look here, Henry, one day won't make all that much difference. I'll tell people that you've ________ your voice or something.