For centuries, people existed in isolated COMMUNE far from one another.

I'm proud of the fact that we built our home recording studio without any help.// BY // The fact we built our home recording studio . . . feel proud.

HISTORY, there have been long periods when one might barely detect a single change in pronunciation.

Last night, I foolishly left my apartment without a key and couldn't get back in. //LOCK// Last night, I was foolish enough . . . my apartment.

But this chance discovery of useful materials _____ undergoing a change.

How often do we struggle to figure _____ a problem and then, after a night's sleep, we wake up knowing exactly what to do?

He described this time as like a prison sentence with harsh, TOLERATE conditions.

It's 7pm and I'm sitting in a café I've never been in before. It's CRAMMED/CRUSHED/MASSED/PILED with people, but nobody's talking.

Tom and Alexis said "We're getting married in May." //ANNOUNCED// Tom and Alexis . . . in May.

The rules are EXACTLY/RATHER/THEREBY/SOMEWHAT straightforward: bring a book and lose yourself in it the way you did as a child.

Being completely honest about your opinions isn't always advisable./IDEA// It isn't . . . completely honest about your opinions.

I was always convinced our business would be a success.//MIND// There was never . . . that our business would be a success.

As all school children know, there are 60 seconds in a minute. But every so often, our planet EARNS/GAINS/WINS/OBTAINS a second.