With the help of my friends, I not only got through a(n) _______ situation, but I also learned from it.
You will not always be able to ______ criticism away from yourself.
When the new computer system crashed because of a virus, we had to temporarily _______ to an old one.
In an attempt to _____ the election results, the crooked politician threw away several boxes of ballots.
Rather that using the appropriate legal channels, Sid tried to ______ information from memebers of the city council.
The reasoning behind the budget disaster was so _______ that no one could begin to untangle it.
One of the more _______ teachers kept talking even after the bell rang, and his students were forced to stay and listen.
By varying the _______ on a particular word or note, a singer can bring many different meanings out of the same song.
The audience had the pleasure of watching a good opera _______ into a truly spectacular one.
A quick, sarcastic ______ silenced the journalist who had asked an inappropriate question.