The film Tiny Times puts too much emphasis on “bling-bling” items, and that distracts from its         .

After the earthquake, very little        of the city of Tangshan.

After going through a lot of things in my life, I decide to ______ my feelings on paper.

Don’t waste your words any more; she is as ______ as a mule (骡子) and no one can persuade her.

An athlete can’t play balls well without severe ______.

The librarian had to ______ the naughty boy in order to let others concentrate on their books.

Thank you for the trouble that you had ________me with my studies.

The person you had been thinking highly ________ dishonest.

It’s widely accepted that young babies like to do things because certain acts lead to ________.