There existed an obvious________ between the accounts of the witnesses, so a judgment was not announced in court.

I was awfully tired when I got home from work, but a half-hour nap ______ me.

To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their ___and weaknesses.

It was in the United States that I made the _________ of Professor Jones.

The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common ___ in many parts of the city.