1. But as far ________ Cathy was concerned, he was the bee's knees (someone to admire) and when she left school, she went to work as his assistant in the Society for the Protection of Animals.

2. She soon got to know one of the local big wigs (important people) in a local organisation ________ at stopping cruelty to animals.

3. But as soon as she reached the meeting point for the rally, there was no time for day ________ .

4. But Cathy had made up her ________ and the next morning wham bam (very quickly) she caught the early train and went off to the rally.

5. He had been in his hey day (at his most successful time) an important ________ in a government department for agriculture.

6. Cathy and her father had several pow wows (conversations) about her decision but it usually ________ up with a lot of argy bargy (arguments).

7. She just wished that her father could ________ and be even steven (fair) about her side of the argument.

8. Towards the end of this story I give examples to show the extent of the change he ________ .

9. In London, which ________ on the river Thames, people make a lot of noise all the time.

10. She used to hob nob (socialise) with people who ________ the same way as she did.