You needn't have apologized for your absence_______, it' s hardly your fault.

—Hi, Monica. Have you made up your mind yet?—Well, _______. I think I’m going to take up hairdressing. 

The couple offered to ________ my house while I was on holiday in Hawaii, which was really kind of them..

I have been to many countries, but none of them _________ this one.

An experienced doctor usually judges a patient’s illness according to the various________.