During the lecture, the professor seemed rather ...... which is why he may have made some mistakes in the calculation.

A student tried to make a ...... so that one of his friends could take a peak at his notes.

Loud music is often considered ...... when revising for exams.

The search party were walking down the hill with ...... patience. They were listening carefully, hoping they might finally find the missing Czech tourists.

The damaging accusations made by their opponents proved to be quite a ...... for the new political party.