1. Although he seems rather abrupt at times, he is very kind ___ heart.

2. You should not take it ___ granted that your parents will always support you.

3. After a long search, the children finally found their lost dog ___ the help of a neighbour.

4. Everything was ___ order and ready to be inspected by the manager.

5. We were ___ the road for two days before we reached our destination.

6. ___ arrival at the train station, they went straight to the platform.

7. Even though I don't agree with your overall argument, I do agree with you ___ some respects.

8. A computer chooses the lottery numbers ___ random.

9. I can't go out tonight as I'm feeling a bit ___ the weather.

10. I have bought this gym equipment ___ approval; I can return it within fifteen days.

11. My brother faints ___ the sight of blood.

12. After weeks of hard work, Kevin was confident he was finally ___ top of the situation.

13. The children wandered around the neighbourhood ___ search of their lost cat.

14. The doctor insisted that I should be given a thorough check-up just to be ___ the safe side.

15. He was very upset when he ___ the sack from his job for being late.

16. Don't throw those old newspapers away; they might ___ in handy for starting the fire.

17. It's about time we ___ down to business and discussed the new project.

18. After hours of discussion, they finally ___ an agreement on the new contract.

19. It took him a long time to ___ to terms with the fact that he had failed the exam.

20. Stop making that noise! It really ___ on my nerves.

21. She takes great pride ___ her work, which is why she is so successful.

22. We should not associate ___ people who are known to be dishonest.

23. You must concentrate ___ your studies if you want to pass the entrance exam.

24. I would like to congratulate you ___ your promotion to assistant manager.

25. The car broke down when we were right ___ the crossroads.