A strong westerly flattened the standing corn though it brought no rain.

After his prolonged dive in search of the ring he emerged from the water ___.

As the storm drew nearer, black clouds were ___ over the sky.

Mr and Mrs Green ___ a party for their daughter’s twenty-first birthday.

The old lady couldn’t ___ because she had rheumatism.

He does not ___ his fellow-workers and there are often disagreements between them.