1. The trouble with him is that if you push him too far, he's likely to shout at you and lose his .......... .

2. There's no hope for him now because he's lost his .......... and has gone completely crazy.

3. At the very last minute she broke down in tears and lost her .......... .

4. First he started shouting and then he began to throw things round the room and it was clear he had just lost his .......... .

5. Despite his great age we realized that he'd not lost his .......... because he was still able to deliver a wonderful speech.

6. Do you mind repeating that last bit again as I seem to have lost the .......... of your argument?

7. When it came to dividing the profits we lost .......... because we didn't get our fair share.

8. As she was walking across the tight rope at the circus she lost her .......... and fell to the ground.

9. After a while I got fed up with the film and began to lose .......... in the story.

10. There's no harm in trying your luck there because after all you have .......... to lose.