1. I have great ________ for them at this time because I have had a similar experience.

2. As the police saw the accident themselves, the driver avoided the ________ of having to give a detailed report.

3. She likes to take the opposite point of view and play the devil's ________ .

4. You should really look through that agreement carefully before you sign because the devil is in the ________ .

5. Some of Shakespeare's historical plays are rather long and so there are editions where they are ________ to make them shorter.

6. He has a very refined vocabulary and prefers to use a ________ rather than a more common and vulgar word.

7. As soon as he had invested the money, he became uneasy and was beginning to sense ________ about his investment.

8. It took me ages to set up my computer because I spent the devil of a ________ trying to understand the notes.

9. Although her boss knew that she was not telling the truth, her explanations for being late were always so reasonable and totally ________ that he believed her.

10. Many of the safety instructions on things you buy often seem unnecessary and often quite ________ to the average person.