1. My main occupation at the moment is whether the delivery will be on time. (OCCUPY)

- Occupation refers to what someone does to earn a living or how they spend their time.

2. The first time I tried out my new bike I lost my balance and fell off. (BALANCE)

- Lost my balance is the correct phrase to describe falling off a bike.

3.Don't forget to give the door a base coat as well as a coat of gloss paint. (COAT)

- Base coat refers to the first layer of paint.

4.He was discovered to have been misappropriating company property. (PROPERTY)

- Misappropriating means dishonestly taking something for one's own use that belongs to someone else.

5.Her insolent words proved her to be an ill-natured girl. (SPEAK)

- Insolent refers to disrespectful speech, so the root word speak becomes the noun words.

6.She hopes to translate her success as a model into an acting career. (LAY)

- Translate in this context means to convert or adapt something to a different form.

7.You may be eligible for a discretionary grant for your university course. (DISCRETION)

- A discretionary grant is one that is awarded based on individual judgment rather than strict criteria.

8.A degenerative disease is one that will gradually deteriorate the functioning of any one part of your body. (GENERATE)

- Degenerative describes a disease that causes progressive deterioration.

9.The investigator said the killings were the result of poor police procedure rather than a trigger of premeditated murder. (TRIGGER)

- The killings were the result of bad procedure, not a trigger.

10.Some nosy commentators poured scorn on this decision, claiming that an actor would not have the right credentials to present an arts programme on TV. (NOSE)

- Nosy describes people who are overly curious about other people's affairs.