1. Mark is always eager to argue about how this business should be run. He seems to have a real .......... on his shoulder about it.

2. I obviously still don't understand the concepts we've been discussing in class. Every time I answer the teacher's questions, she says "Close, but no .......... "

3. The lawyer didn't believe the story given by the defendant at all. It was just another one of his .......... and bull stories.

4. You don't know anything about accounting. Did you get your degree out of a .......... box?

5. Billy could not fully wake up without at least one cup of .......... every morning.

6. The judge was getting bored as the witness rattled on and on. She wished the witness would just .......... to the chase.

7. He is a(n) .......... ringer for Brad Pitt. He looks exactly like him!

8. Journalists are under constant pressure to meet their .......... .

9. Jennifer decided to play the devil's .......... in order to add another perspective to the one-sided conversation.

10. I think he's a .......... in the rough. He needs training, but I see his potential and natural talent.