1. There were many, many stages in the ---- of her love for him, but it was always ----.
A) abating / abating
B) subsiding / subsiding
C) waning / waning
D) ebbing / ebbing
2. The wind is ----.
A) abating
B) subsiding
C) waning
D) ebbing
3. The waves are ----.
A) abating
B) subsiding
C) waning
D) ebbing
4. After the first flush of excitement, the interest of doctors, nurses and patients all began to ----.
A) abate
B) subside
C) wane
E) ebbing