1. I can't ________ those silly people who always go around with their mobile phones glued to their ears.

2. As Mr Andrews was about to leave he found a note pinned to his door. It was from Mary Smith advising him to be careful because she has just bought a ________ young guard dog.

3. Mike Andrews, whose idea it was, intended to give everything back but he just wanted to ________ her ability.

4. Could you please give me a ________ I'm afraid I can't handle it by myself.

5. As she's such a nasty little thing, I can see it won't take her long to wrap you round her little ________ .

6. Frank: It couldn't possibly have been me I always shut doors ________ .

7. Are you sure your new boss isn't married? Yes, honestly, I have it straight from the horse's ________ .

8. The strange thing was that she never actually used her ________ to benefit herself.

9. Somebody once used her advice and made a ________ out of buying shares in a small company that did well.

10. Did you hear the story about the woman who said she could tell the ________ ?