He had _________ a hope of reconciliation. 2. He _________ us for hours with his stories and jokes. 3. In real life, nobody was all bad, nor, _________, all good. 4. Tom tried to _________ the blood with his handkerchief. 5. They were _________ in German, their only common language. 6. He's a _________ supporter of controls on government spending. 7. What you do for a living is critical to where you settle and how you live — and the _________ is also true. staunch (2 sentences; adj. 忠实的 /v. 止血) entertain (2 sentences; v. 娱乐,心怀 ...) converse (n. 相反 /v. 对话 ) / conversely (adv. 相反地 )