Working irregular hours is all part and parcel of being a journalist.

As far as Alex was concerned this was the last straw and he vowed he would never risk money on a horse ever again.

Judy was not so worried about having left her bag on the bus as there was nothing expensive but a few odds and ends in it.

Over the past few year, there has been a noticeable decline in the number of books read by youngsters compared to the elderly.

Circle one letter to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.  

These photos brought back many sweet memories of our trip to Hanoi last year.

We know that we are at fault for our third consecutive defeat, so there is no need to________salt into the wound.

It took her a long time to get________the death of her husband.