1. I don't have the money to go to the movies with you right now. I'm saving .......... for a new bike, Robbie said to Jeff.

2. Joe makes a lot of mistakes, and if he were anyone else, I would fire him. His saving .......... is that he genuinely cares about the customers, Mr Franklin said.

3. Your friend Jack sure said a .......... when he described you as attractive. You're a knockout!! Tom exclaimed to Gina.

4. I know you don't want my advice, but I have to say my .......... . or I won't be doing my job as a parent, Greg said to his daughter.

5. You know that I'd come and work for you anytime you needed me. Just say the .......... . and I'll quit my job and help you, Jimmy assured his dad.

6. What outside assurance can you offer that I'll make money on this transaction? Buying a house just to resell it is too big of a risk to undertake on your ..........-so alone, Ben said to Isaac.

7. John has some cool things in his house. For instance, he has a scaled-.......... model of a Shelby Cobra with amazing detail, Chris said to Paul.

8. Last night, I heard someone walking around in my yard, and I was scared out of my .......... . I called the police and it turned out that it wasn't anyone at all; it was a big raccoon, Lilly said to Pauline.

9. Can you do my wiring today? Al asked. Chris responded, "If I can .......... up some connectors, I'll do the job today. If I can't, we'll have to wait until I can find some."

10. I don't want to bring Joe on our rafting trip. He's a scaredy-.......... . He'll spend the whole time whining about the danger of hitting a rock or drowning in the current, Liam said to Bill.