Complete the sentences with the words in the boxes

• strict
• cracked
• filthy
• enforce
• corset
• overjoyed
• engrossing
• smooth-running
• charge

1. The lady of the house has very
   [ ] rules regarding the servants.
2. The skin on her hands was
   [ ] from all the cleaning she had done.
3. Her hands were
   [ ] from working in the garden all day.
4. As head butler it is John's job to
   [ ] all the rules of the house.
5. She wore a
   [ ] to make her waist appear smaller.
6. She was
   [ ] to get the job of chef at a top restaurant.
7. It was such a(n)
   [ ] conversation that no one did any work.
8. She expects a(n)
   [ ] household with no problems.
9. She was put in
   [ ] of the other servants.