1. Our leading actor is unable to come on the stage at the moment because he is ________ with emotion.

2. Right. What's this? Oh no, you're ________ me out of the firm.

3. There were lots of rumours about what the son had done but as it was a very wealthy family the father tried very hard to ________ everything up.

4. We had great hopes of being able to invite the distinguished writer to our meeting but he cried ________ at the last moment.

5. The hall was full of people anxious to hear what the speaker was going to say and in the few seconds before he started it was so quiet you could hear a ________ drop.

6. Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you for your ________ of our performance.

7. That is the reason why I am standing here and making this short ________ .

8. There was a noisy crowd of about a dozen people in ________ cry chasing after the child who'd stolen an apple from the fruit market.

9. We have done this play many times in different towns but your ________ has been the greatest so far.

10. I'm sorry I'm not sure I can ________ it across any better.