Christmas Postman (3)

At first I got on famously finding the right pigeonholes, checking Ted's list and putting the letters in ..........
bounds
bundles
bonds
bounded

After about two hours of this my internal battery started to get low and I found myself losing ..........
patients
patents
patters
patience

It was at this stage that Ted came in quickly ......... me to finish and get on the road.
demanding
taking
giving
encouraging

The post office in this country district didn't use vans because of the ..........
costing
monies
expense
expenses

I had to ......... do with a bicycle that looked as though it had been hit several times.
try
make
end
take

Once out in the open air I experienced a violent ......... but soon the sun came out.
wet
raining
rains
shower

The shouts of joy coming from some houses as I put the mail through the letter ......... made up for the discomfort and.
space
line
box
opening

I was beginning to feel like a ......... Father Christmas.
sort
real
type
kind

I then came to number 56 that Ted had ......... me about. They had a ferocious dog.
warned
threatened
indicated
shown

The only way to ......... with this one, Ted recommended, was to rush at the door, shove the letters through the door and go away as quickly as possible.
tackle
manage
handle
deal