At the meeting, many problems     , which mean we still had a long way to go.

John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to ____all his trousers to his measure.

-Tom has a lot of parties recently.- Yes, that may ________ why he didn’t do well in the test.

The teacher stressed again that the students shouldn’t __________ any important details while retelling the story. 

And you find that you're not to be _____ with a position of real responsibility.