1. I'm sorry. I didn't mean (MAKE) you feel desperate.

2. Awkwardly, he moved away from her. "I didn't mean (COME) back," he said quietly.

3. I don't mean (PRESSURE) you, but the competition is going to be fierce.

4. Tuesdays meant (DO) all the laundry she had forgotten (DO) over the weekend.

5. Johann knew he had a bright future ahead of him, but he had to work for it, and if that meant (DO) it all by himself, then so be it.

6. Some men were born average and went on (LIVE) average lives. He was not, had never been, and would never be one of those men.

7. In the face of the other man's continued silence, I went on (SPEAK). "Look, you've tried your pills. They didn't help. Do something."

8. I only meant (ASK) whether the flat was still available; I wasn't trying to negotiate the price.

9. Taking the promotion would mean (SPEND) three days a week in London, which she wasn't willing to do.

10. After running the restaurant for twelve years, Marta went on (OPEN) a small hotel on the coast.