After the embarrassing mistake, the ___ of his calm demeanor, and his frustration showed.

Emily told a small __ about how she loved running, even though she had never run a mile in her life.

Although he was feeling scared, Tom tried to p__ a confident smile and acted like everything was fine.

Most of the story about his childhood turned out to be a ____, as there was no evidence to support any of his claims.

I __ you __ someone else when I first met you. You look just like my old friend Mark!

Even though he was feeling awful inside, he tried to ___to avoid worrying his friends.

At the party, Sarah decided to play a harmless ___ on her friend by hiding her phone.

It’s illegal to __ someone’s name on a legal document, so make sure you never do that.

She decided to ___ her parents into thinking she was spending the night at a friend's house when she was actually going to a party.

The painting had the __ a sense of sadness, even though the colors were bright and cheerful.

Before the play, the actors had to __ to truly become their characters on stage.

He gave a ___ response when asked about his future, saying he had no idea what to do next but was hopeful.

USE A PHRASAL VERB: Sometimes people can be ___by believing a story that seems too good to be true, especially with fake news spreading online.