单项选择题 The charitable aces of their boss used to be greatly praised by the people. However, ruthless company-downsizing drives and continued layoffs, coupled with rising pay for top managers, have made him look a good deal less （）.

For us it is a big and dark secret; to （） it would be t...

单项选择题For us it is a big and dark secret; to （） it would be to jeopardize our future,‖ confessed an aviaphobe who is currently undergoing therapy.

She often remains coldly remote from him; probably his ...

单项选择题She often remains coldly remote from him; probably his badly scarred face produced an involuntary feeling of （） in his neighbor.

It is always （） in some ways, because if it were perfor...

单项选择题It is always （） in some ways, because if it were performed as a primitive fending-off or covering-up action, it would obviously be too transparent.