1. You shouldn't have embarrassed her in front of her boss. Now she'll be waiting for you to slip .......... . and if you do, she'll fire you. She's a very vengeful person, Chen said to Eric.

2. Matt's a little .......... on the uptake, isn't he? I've heard the foreman tell him how to build a wall several times, but he just doesn't get it, Max said to Tony.

3. What kind of music do you like, Rob? Sarah asked. "Oh, I like mainly .......... tunes: traditional songs, rhythm and blues, light jazz, and some classical. How about you?" he replied.

4. Hey, Jake! Can you .......... up a minute? You're walking too fast for me, and I need to ask you a question, Bill said.

5. I know your kid's been getting teased by Joe, but I can't let them .......... it out at school, the vice principal told Jay after his son received a three-day suspension.

6. When you see Joe, ask him to my party, will you? Please tell him on the .......... . though. I don't want anyone else overhearing and being hurt because they're not invited, Brent said to Steve.

7. Look at little Stevie over there. He's smacking his .......... . waiting for that fried chicken. He sure loves his mom's cooking, John said.

8. I can't believe what just happened! I was walking toward the door when suddenly Jim opened it. It caught me smack-.......... in the face! Sarah told Kim.

9. Go home, small .......... We don't want any little kids hanging around our clubhouse, 1 Billy said to his little brother.

10. I'm no good at small .......... . I chat easily with people once I get to know them, but I can never find anything to say to people I just meet, Nadine admitted to Kim.