1. I want to build a planter box this weekend. I'm going to take my .......... and do it perfectly-- not rush like I have a deadline, Chris said to Linda.

2. I like jokes, but I'm not going to take .......... in what you're planning. Some people get mad when a practical joke is played on them, Doug said to Kevin.

3. That lady can be annoying, always asking for favors, but I kind of take .......... on her. She's old and alone, Luke explained to Eugenia.

4. This has been a rough year for us. We opened the business and put ourselves into debt until the company took .......... in this community, Craig said to Jan.

5. Your rock garden is starting to take .......... . I know you have more to do, but it's starting to look good, Bill complimented Chris.

6. Let's go out to eat today. How about trying that new Indian restaurant? Jill asked. Jacob replied, "Sounds good to me. That place looks pretty .......... ."

7. We have discovered that some of our toys have lead paint on them. We are taking .......... to recall all dangerous models, the spokesperson for the company said during the press conference.

8. Confess to breaking the window, or I'll tell my parents you did it. I'm not going to take the .......... for you, Billy told Joey.

9. We're trying to convince the witness to take the .......... and testify against the mob, but he's too frightened to do so, Detective Roberts said to the chief.

10. You can tell that Joe is already half in the .......... : he's laughing at anything, and he's already run into half the tables and stools in the pub, Kylie said to Steve.