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The (1)_____ of the cradle was the only sound that resonated throughout the room. The (2)_____ clouds that gathered around the estate submerged the whole house in (3)_____. The (4)_____ aspect of living on the hillside was the landslides. The strong wind (5)_____ the treetops and it looked like a storm was coming.

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He looked for a source of (1)_____ in the dark house. He managed to find a candle and looked for matches to (2)_____ it. He remembered that he had a (3)_____ in his bag that he could use. When he found his bag, he was surprised by the (4)_____ of it and deduced a lot of things were missing. The second he saw a candle being (5)_____ at the far end of the corridor, he realized he wasn't alone.

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Shilpa decided to (1)_____ for a day in order to reduce her body fat. She recalled that the day went by much (2)_____ than usual. She also hit the gym at the end of that day, but didn't exert herself too (3)_____ due to her weakened state. She was really happy with the results, so she decided to engage in (4)_____ once a week. She decided that on every Saturday, she would (5)_____. Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

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Vinod wasn't sure what his manager meant when she called him 'not the (1)_____ tool in the shed'. When he asked her, she replied that her 8 year old daughter is (2)_____ than him. This really worried Vinod who has always been called a (3)_____ boy growing up. He thought that his manager is likely (4)_____ at him for something he did. One of his colleagues suggested that she might be under stress from (5)_____ officials.