The workers insist that the company should take _____ measures to improve their working condition.

Joe is proud and ______, never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame.

The painting was         what it used to be because it was once watered by rain.

My friend likes singing and talking with others. But I often stay at home to watch TV. So my friend is        than me.

Dan caught two ________birds in the wood last week and they are still ________in the cage.