1. The deal is more than we have bargained ______.
2. My father came ______ an old friend of his last evening.
3. The team of scientists pulled ______ of the expedition because of high costs.
4. The fire that broke ______ in the middle of the night destroyed tens of houses there.
5. The fire was finally put ______ after three hours.
6. The meeting was put ______ because there were not enough members present.
7. It was Gerry who came ______ a solution to tackle the problem.
8. Margaret and Mary broke ______ after an intense quarrel.
9. My teacher says that I need to brush ______ on my English.
10. We won't rule ______ the possibility of getting help from Shevy.
11. The manager promised to look ______ the matter for me.
12. The building suddenly caved ______ and trapped all the occupants.
13. He takes ______ his grandfather, with the same broad forehead.
14. None of the competitors stands ______ as a distinct winner.
15. He has worked for more than twenty hours and is now totally worn ______.
16. I did not hold ______ any details but revealed everything to the principal.
17. Dave likes making ______ stories to impress his friends.
18. We must talk ______ the matter to clear any misunderstanding between us.
19. She likes showing ______ her wealth by wearing a lot of jewelry.
20. Let us lay ______ our differences and solve the problem first.