Thisessayisstilltoolong.I’llhaveto___(short)itbyoneortwopages.

This essay is still too long.I’ll have to___(short)it by one or two pages.

Let us see how dictionaries are made and how the editors _______ definitions.

The rediscovery of this species of birds is one of the most___(ordinary)scientific findings in recent years.

When he was arrested, Terry_________in crime for years.