There is a _________ of 1000 dollars for the return

-------He says that my new car is a ____________ of money.  -------Don’t you think those words are just sour grapes? 

There are a number of words in the English language that were French in ______. 

Though__ __ came that he was completely defeated, he didn't lose ______.

They received a number of _____ from customers about the lack of parking facilities.