This offer is firm, subject to your immediate reply ____ should reach us not later tha n the end of this mon th.( )

The girl was lucky enough to _______ the bad men and ran away.

I do not mean to insult the reader by pretending that I killed, for instance, a regiment of cavalry or swallowed a battery of guns, —such _______ tales would disgrace both the hearer and the teller.

You must be responsible for all the losses ____ from your delay in opening the covering L/C.

Everyone knows that China’s Bristles are of superior quality ______ those from other countries.