1. You can ________ on me for your support.

2. We haven't made any progress this year and are in a sense going backwards and losing ________ .

3. As she was walking across the tight rope at the circus she lost her ________ and fell to the ground.

4. To be frank I find these philosophical discussions too deep for me and many of the points are lost ________ me.

5. At the very last minute she broke down in tears and lost her ________ .

6. I must ________ your pardon, I mistook you for somebody else.

7. After he'd wasted all his money, got into debt and then ended up in prison, his family began to regard him as a bit of a lost ________ .

8. There's no hope for him now because he's lost his ________ and has gone completely crazy.

9. I'm very ________ that I'm late but there is a train strike on at the moment.

10. When it comes to the vote I'm willing to put my ________ up and support you.