I would say held because vague means that you aren't certain about what you're doing and the other words describe to hold onto something for dear life so I would go with held...if that's helpful to you.
The correct answer is:
A) <em>the use of largely figurative language</em>
Okay so...
Morbid means to be appealed to death,
Retrospection means a look into the past.
We can infer she avoids Morbid Retrospection due to a rough past that could have caused PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Someone could have died in her past that was close to her.
The machinery worked so badly that the revolution of the turret was stopped.
The wrong answer is'D .I'm afraid that the mice wheels creak all night long
