1. This is really good whiskey. I can tell it'sa top-.......... single malt, Bob said to Jack.

2. Why don't you .......... back that drink? We have to go home now, Jerry said to his roommate.

3. What happened to you last night? Jill asked. Steve explained, "This guy started pushing me when I went to get another drink. I punched him, and the .......... threw me out of the bar."

4. I heard you got your truck stuck in the mud last night, Paul commented. Trevor replied, "It was .......... and go for a while. We had a hard time, and the winch almost broke. We got it out, though."

5. I think I can make a three-o'clock appointment. Let me touch .......... with my boss, and then I'll call you right back, Alice told the receptionist.

6. The broken air conditioners almost touched .......... a riot in the county jail.

7. We're going to talk about the Constitution and then move onto business law. Then, we'll briefly touch .......... criminal law, the Law professor outlined to his class on the first day.

8. I'm almost finished painting the banister. I just have to touch .......... the paint on the finials, and then it'll be done, Brent told Bette.

9. That last band was very good. They'll be a tough .......... . to follow, Ringo said to his lead guitarist at the Battle of the Bands.

10. You deserve some punishment, but that's a tough .......... . kid, the bailiff told Kyle after the judge gave him the longest sentence possible for the misdemeanor.