The author had qualified as a doctor but later gave up the _____ of medicine for full-time writing.

There is a peaceful and calm _____ in the country, quite different from that of a big city. 

We are working under the command of the manager that no _______ be spared to make the party a success.

 You will get a better _______ of the seaside town when you get to the top of the hill.

Having a fever is the ______________ of SARS.