The novel is action packed and high paced with all events tying up nicely with each other and __ in a terrific finale.

The book inevitably __ my own interests and experiences.

The writer vividly __ of the fragility and the protective role of single parents in an unsympathetic world.

Although the plot is intriguing and the dialogue vividly realistic, the entire novel is __ by a tendency to constrain the character development within hackneyed stereotypes.

The desk was covered __ with books, pens, papers, and other less understandable items like a mouldy cup that once had coffee inside, a model of an orc weilding an axe...

As you follow the character on her downward spiral into chaos, terror __ as she starts losing her grip on reality and can't distinguish the creatures in her nightmares from the people around her.

It's the simple dishes and drinks that everyone gets wrong. A cup of coffee. A simple salad. A piece of toast. Trying to find a café that will serve you a __ poached egg is near impossible.

These luxury hotels and aeroplanes we hear about can only possibly cater to the mega -rich. For the rest of us they represent __ luxury.

He was exactly how I remembered him physically. The same boyish charm, just as handsome as ever. But something had changed in HOW I saw. The reunion didn't __ old feelings. He was gorgeous and yet, weirdly. not attractive to me any more.

The decor was plain and antiseptic. So clean and void of character that it was __ of a dentist's office.

The plot is thoroughly __ and makes the whole novel unputdownable. The end result is a real page-turner in terms of action and excitement.

I __ remember meeting my first puppy. There isn't a single hair on her little quivering body I can't picture perfectly. Her needle sharp teeth, the constantly wagging tail, the pitter-patter of her claws...

There is growing evidence that the economy is at last __ from recession: the unemployment rate is dropping, furloughs are less common, and job condtions are getting better.