44. Every other woman at the premiere was aware of the star's ostentatious display of her emeralds. 

45. Young people often dispense with the traditional ceremonies of marriage. 

34. A versatile material for home construction is wood. 

39. The professor elicited a loud groan from his students with his difficult assignment. 

33. Citizens who collaborated with the enemy during the war were executed after the war. 

36. Her refusal to go out with him infuriated him. 

35. Current laws protect wildlife from useless slaughter. 

41. Ponce de Leon searched for magic waters to rejuvenate the elderly. 

40. City dwellers are exhilarated by the brisk country air. 

38. On the brink of matrimony, he fled to a desert island.