At the end of an hour’s play, the ________ lay definitely with the home team.

— What should I do before operating the new machine?— You’d better read its ______ first carefully.

------ Have you seen the film The Silent War? It's said to be _____ great fun． ------No, I have been busy repairing all the broken office_____ these days．

 Giving up smoking is a slow and painful _______ for him.

I didn’t have to work all weekend — I did it by _______.