1. In view of the embarrassment that might be caused if the story came out, she promised not to ________ a word about it.

2. If you want me to say nothing about it, I promise that if anybody asks then my lips are ________ .

3. The leading lady is also absent from our stage and you can probably hear her ________ her heart out as I speak.

4. As far as I'm concerned to be away from traffic, phones and radios on holiday is perfect bliss because to me silence is ________ .

5. For crying out ________ how many times do I have to tell you how to work that machine?

6. We will always remember the way you stood up and ________ at some of the speeches in the play.

7. The so-called ________ majority are the vast number of people who don't actually go out on the street and protest.

8. Well, I won't ________ up any more excuses. I wasn't here yesterday because I went to a football match.

9. You see throughout our ________ season we have never received so much laughter as we have from you.

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