LETTER PAIRS II

The words below can be completed by filling in the blanks with the same two pairs of letters. The two letters in each pair will be different. For example, given the clue  _ _ EEPIS _ _ , the answer would be SHEEPISH.

1. C_ _ P _ _ AL
2. _ _ TB _ _ ND
3. SO _ _ TI _ _
4. _ _ ARTAC _ _
5. _ _ RE _ _ CK

HINT:
The first letters of each repeated pair are:
1. O
2. O
3. M
4. H
5. B

Answers:

1. CORPORAL
2. OUTBOUND
3. SOMETIME
4. HEARTACHE
5. BAREBACK