The aims of the Association of Southeast Asia include the evolvement of economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, and the promotion of regional peace.

Women are considered to be better suited for childbearing and homemaking rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politics.

The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were saying.

I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.

The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden.

The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden.

Western women are more ________ than Asian women.