1. We've been to this hardware store so often and spent so much money here during our home renovation that I'm surprised they don't roll out the red .......... when they see us coming, Chris joked to Linda.

2. Relax, we don't have to get all of our renovations done this year. Rome wasn't built in a .......... . and we're still young. There's plenty of time to complete everything, Chris said to Linda.

3. I just found an ad on the Internet for a B&B that offers room and .......... for only $15 a night! Alice exclaimed to Ben.

4. I'm so happy that I found this job; it makes me want to shout from the .......... . 'I've got work and I'm proud of it!', Dana said to Jill after his second month of being unemployed.

5. Darn it! I was looking forward to having the weekend off, but my grandma just called and .......... me into helping her clean her gutters and paint her rocker, Christian said to Beth.

6. Let's race to the pool! Last one in is a(n) .......... egg! Tim shouted to Jay and Phil as he took off running.

7. I know you both think Greg is a nice guy, but he's not. I can assure you, he's rotten to the .......... . I wouldn't trust him if I were you, Jeff warned Elizabeth and Steven.

8. I don't think Henry should join the army. He's got a yellow .......... to him. He's afraid of any kind of physical harm or confrontation, Larry told his friend Ben.

9. I am not surprised that no one is helping Kyle move. He tries to guilt people into helping. When I hesitated, he called me lazy and a bad friend. Doesn't he know that you catch more flies with honey than with ..........? Dan asked Paul.

10. I know you don't like the new consumption tax, but there's nothing you can do about it other than pay it. You can't fight City .........., Larry said to Henry.