Tucked up beneath a blanket, she heard ______ coming from the next room, as though someone was in pain., faint moaning, steady breathing, gentle humming, distant laughter, His office job was well paid but ______; he wanted to do something that gave him a sense of purpose., inconvenient, unfamiliar, unfulfilling, uncertain, She pulled the ______, and the old machine clickity-clacked into life., lid, lever, shelf, strap, By the looks of it, the soup had been cooking for hours. He offered to whip ______ something fresh instead., out, over, off, up, The puppy nuzzled her hand, then swallowed the tiny ______ of bread she offered it., crumbly, portion, morsel, serving, The autumnal colours looked beautiful against the turquoise sky, but the evening soon turned ______ as dark clouds gathered., bleak, blank, bare, blunt, He grinned mischievously and ______ his eyebrows, clearly enjoying his little joke., shrugged, wiggled, nodded, folded, Although she struggled with loneliness, she ______ and gradually built a new life for herself., preserved, persuaded, prevented, persevered, She left her sodden shoes by the door and put on dry socks to ______ her feet warm., hold, save, keep, remain, The cat crouched beside the cupboard, poised to ______ as soon as the mouse slid out., pounce, wander, crawl, drift, Her income rose ______ over several years, allowing her to replace the soulless office with a little bakery., suddenly, briefly, hardly, steadily, “I said I’m fine!” he ______, although his shivering body suggested otherwise., sighed, snapped, sobbed, whispered, The marble counter was covered in coffee foam, so she reached for a cloth to ______ it clean., rub, brush, wipe, sweep, She had unwittingly revealed his secret; she hadn’t done it ______., on purpose, by accident, in doubt, at random, A shadow crept across the wall, and she turned to face a ______ creature blocking the doorway., fading, shrinking, sinking, looming, He dipped the chalk in water and watched it ______, becoming smaller as tiny pieces broke away., stretch, shrink, swell, spread, “______ you don’t expect me to go backwards through that narrow passage?” she asked, hesitating at the entrance., Barely, Merely, Surely, Nearly, The onions began to ______ as soon as they touched the hot oil. Meanwhile, she set out the cutlery., sizzle, tinkle, whistle, rustle, He stood motionless, torn between his inner fears and his desire to help. Then he ______ a cautious step forward., made, put, set, took, The little bell gave a cheerful ______ as the door opened, breaking the silence of the dreary room., crash, tinkle, thud, roar, Her explanation was undeniably peculiar. ______, we decided to hear her out before making a judgement., Therefore, Otherwise, Nonetheless, Similarly, She pinched his sleeve and spoke ______, unsure whether he would welcome her suggestion., tentatively, confidently, firmly, casually, The child gave a pitiful sob, and his mother pulled him close to ______ him from the icy wind., prevent, avoid, forbid, shield, There was something strangely comforting about the brassy till and its familiar noise. “Brassy” suggests that it looked like ______., silver, brass, marble, chalk, He had imagined a busy social life. What he desired instead, he eventually realised, was somewhere peaceful to ______ down., put, hold, settle, lay, The looming creature wore a devilish grin, but she refused to behave like a dreary puppet and obey its every ______., command, agreement, permission, invitation, Leave the beans to ______ overnight before cooking them; simply washing them won’t soften them enough., steam, drain, rinse, soak, She shivered as a tearing pain shot through her shoulder, and the cup slipped from her ______., reach, grip, touch, hold, Carried along by the tide of life, he had spent years doing what others expected, without stopping to ask what he ______ wanted., roughly, nearly, truly, widely, “By the looks of it, you haven’t eaten a morsel all day,” she said, placing a bowl beside him. Her comment was based on his ______., appearance, intention, preference, permission

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