1. I need to stop for a second; I'm a little .......... of breath, Lisa told Tom while they were climbing the mountain.

2. We need to .......... another order soon; we're short on spices, sauces and flour, the grocery store manager told one of his staff.

3. Wow, he sure gave me short ..........! I asked him for time off to go to my aunt's funeral, and he didn't even give me his condolences; he just said no, Bob exclaimed to his coworker.

4. Your friend Joe is so .......... spoken! Does he ever raise his voice in anger? Jane asked Mike.

5. I have to sit down for a moment before I go back to work. I've gotten .......... since I left the army; I'm not as fit as I used to be, Brandon told Ricky.

6. We have to go back to the supermarket. The cashier ..........-changed me. The groceries were $30 and I gave her two twenty-dollar bills, but she only gave me $5 back, Jim said to his wife.

7. I don't like Tom's work. He takes too many .......... and uses cheap materials, the foreman told the contractor.

8. I spent most of the day filing out an application for Harvard Law School. I know it's a .......... in the dark since my grades aren't that good, but it's worth a try, Christian said to Jay.

9. I'm sorry that your boyfriend broke up with you. If you need a shoulder to .......... on, let me know, Janice said to her friend Chloe.

10. I told you to leave my house, so shove .......... already! Hank told his rowdy guest.