Choose the option that best completes the sentence. 

I had to put up my house as _____ for the bank loan. 

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The beggar would be grateful for even a _____ of bread. 

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These properties were ____ sale before the fire gutted them. 

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The ______ of armed robbery has been on the increase. 

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She hurried off ______ and came back.