We did a ____ ___ on him. He's clean. No prison record, outstanding warrants, that kind of stuff.

Just give me the ___ ___ for the project, I don't need it down to the exact cent.

"So I blew my curfew, big deal," said the teenager.

After their winning streak, and intensive training schedule, the team's defeat was a ___ ___ to swallow.

"Roots" became a _____ TV series.
The movie was a great success, a box office hit, a _______.

The Prairies are the ______ of Canada, they grow many of Canada's food products.

As the main wage earner, he is the ______ of the household.

After a ____ ____, they resumed their work.

The shower offered a ___ ____ from the searing (very hot) heat of August.

This teddy bear is a ____ _____ for my toddler.

They talked to me as though I were my twin sister. It was clearly a __ ___ ___ ___

Unless you show a ___ ___ ___, you will fail.

The CEO is the __ ___ __, the head of the company.

They added the subtotals of the two sections to arrive at the ___ ____.

He killed his lover. It was a ___ ___.

Studying is a ____ ___ in academic success. A student cannot succeed without studying.

She wanted a ___ ___, but her boss only gave her three days off.

He played a ___ __ and deceived them.

The book covered too many things too quickly; it was a real ____ ____, a mixed up mess.

The diplomat went to the Middle East on a ____ _____.

A ______ ____ or visit is one whose purpose is to get information about a particular situation, especially for an official group.