1. Wow, your grandpa is sure hale and .......... for an eighty-year-old, Maxine told Ian.

2. I can't believe how rude Jerry was the other night. I have half a .......... to call him and tell him not to come here ever again, Tina said to her husband.

3. Jed, get a regular job. These half-.......... ideas never work out and never make you any money, his sister said.

4. They make a great couple. The are hand in .......... and always seem to have a great time together, Elsie told Ernie.

5. Traditionally, in a custody battle that involves young children, custody is awarded to the hand that .......... the cradle. The mother gets custody in almost all cases unless it can be proven that she is unfit for the job, the law professor told the class.

6. 'The Office' is my favorite television show, hands .........., Linda said to Lucy.

7. You need to start typing your work, Micah. I can barely read your writing. You have handwriting like chicken .........., his English professor told him.

8. I am just hanging by a .......... in that class. If I get anything less than an A on any assignment for the rest of the semester, I will fail the course, George told his girlfriend.

9. The decision of who will be president of the United States is still hanging in the .......... . We will have to wait until the last votes are counted, the newswoman said in her broadcast.

10. Hey, thanks for .......... me out to dry, Derek. You told me that you would mow his lawn for me since I got called into work and you didn't. Now he won't ever hire me again, Ken said.