Long ago, in a forest, there lived a tortoise in a drying pond under the ….…… heat.

While feedback is intended to ______ performance, when delivered insensitively it can ______ confidence, thereby ______ motivation and leaving the recipient feeling unfairly ______.

The company's attempt to ______ costs by reducing staff initially seemed effective, but it soon began to ______ productivity, eventually ______ employee morale and creating long-term ______.

While other animals rushed to ….…… distant places for food, he kept postponing his efforts. He was a lazy animal.

Everyday more than 1 billion promotional messages are sent that are commercial and __________. Although __________ have used more technology to stop this, __________ find ways around it.

The tortoise was known for his ….…… habits.

Visually strong, _______ films of the 1920s are ______ preserved and suffer from censorship cuts, leading to the _______ that they were primitive and barely watchable.