It’s hard to imagine a large city without policemen, but such was the ______ in London in the early 18th century.

The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents’ _____.

Some famous singers live on the _________ from their record sales.

After the flood, what we did first was to provide      for the homeless families.

It struck me like a blow when I saw his ___________ on the legal document which sold our house to another family.