<Balance, remainder.> Darrell added the ____ of the coins, but not even they brought about the ____ he sought between assets and obligations.
<Bashful, modest.> Though ____ socially, he was not what you would term a ____ man.
<Behavior, conduct.> His ____ in this time of trial was exemplary. She praised the ____ of the children at the party.
<Belief, faith.> He possibly had ____, but not an active ____.
<Benignant, benign.> Her social manner was ____. The ____ influence of sunlight.
<Beside, besides.> ____ his personal friends, many people he had not even met stood ____ his sickbed.
<Blanch, whiten.> At this threat the face of the heroine ____. With a pail of cheap paint he ____ the dingy wall.
<Blessing, benediction.> After telling his parishioners to be mindful of their ____, the clergyman pronounced the ____.
<Blockade, siege.> Daily attacks on exposed redoubts marked the progress of the ____. The fleet lay there in silent ____ of the port.
<Bravery, bravado.> The incident proved that his ____ was not founded in real ____.