1. But I was perfectly relaxed and I ________ it all to Sally. She is certainly a wonderful wife.

2. He ________ calm.

3. I always keep those two ________ with me when I go out at night.

4. If you take the first left after the post office, you come to Sally's place and if you take the second ________ to the right after that you come to the cottage where Andrew lives.

5. Now Sally is an entirely different kettle of fish. Her philosophy runs as follows: Worrying never gets you anywhere and life is too short to ________ time imagining the worst.

6. Everyone in the pub looks ________ depressed at this remark and begins to think of all the price increases that will follow.

7. But you must remember that two years ago the two main characters hadn't met, which was surprising when you consider the close ________ of Andrew's cottage and Sally's.

8. But Sally changed the subject. This drink tastes delicious. How did you make it? I put a drop of ginger ale and a piece of lemon in the alcohol and then ________ thoroughly.

9. ________ seconds he rushed out of the pub leaving his coat behind, ran into the pouring rain with no umbrella.

10. She too lives in this ________ and remote village where Andrew has his cottage.