The ___of North Korea and South Korea is getting worse and worse these days.

My morning  ______ includes jogging in the park and reading newspapers over breakfast.

Hardly a month goes by without ______ of another survey revealing new depths of scientific illiteracy among US citizens.

—Would you like         , sir?—No, thanks. I have had many. 

I bought a vase of the Ming dynasty at such a low price at the Sunday market. It was really a nice __________.