II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1. When the accident happened, no one would answer for the consequences, which was very _______ . (annoyance) 2. Years of experience as a soldier has developed great powers of _________to dangers. (intuitive) 3. The minister had decided not to release a statement explaining the reason of his resignation, but later, he_________ and let it out. (relentless) 4. From this chapter the main thread _________ into a succession of dramatic sub-plots. (proliferation) 5. The government has carried out _________ few of their promises. (lament) 6. He was in an _________ mood on the night of the party. (expand) 7. Every hour, whether the Prime Minister will use the car or not, he checks under the car for bombs as a matter of_________ . (routinely) 8. Synthetic fabrics are less susceptible to _________ than natural ones. (shrink)