She ....... to be very confident on stage but inside she was feeling very nervous.
Road accidents are generally caused by ……… driving and not by any factor relating to the roads themselves.
As people mature, their ……… skills become more developed, so they are capable of solving more intellectually complex problems.
After years of research, scholars have finally ……… this theory to a scholar in ancient Greece.
This society enjoys cultural ……… despite the fact that it consists of different ethnic backgrounds.
What cause our lack of confidence in this purchase are the ……… of the machine: large consumption of energy, need of frequent maintenance, and high price.
With the ……… of computers, many tasks have been made doable.
U.N. officials have called for extra financial ……… to deal with the emergency.
Constant argument caused angry ……… that brought an end to the peace talks.
The ...... of scientific thinking has institutionalized the idea that knowledge has to progress and can do so only through research.