Sometimes parents' control of young kids will be thought to be such an invisible rope with which to tie
them tightly that they ________ tried to cut it.

This record can stop ______ , so you needn't worry about it.

I thought she had retired, but ________ she hasn't.

The two girls sat ________ on the grass, staring at the blue sky.

The company's profit fell ________ in the first three months in 2009 because of the global financial
problem.

It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is ________ another to play it well yourself.

The young man couldn't afford a new car. ________, he bought a used one.

The house was too expensive and too big. ________, I'd grown fond of our little rented house.

I've been writing this report ________ for the last two weeks, but it has to be handed in tomorrow.

_______, I managed to get through the game and the pain was worth it in the end.