An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

The survivors（）to a floating tree in hopes of rescue.

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

I could not persuade him to accept it,（）make him see the importance of it.

The price they offered for my old car was so low that I（）it down.

The weakening housing market continued to take its（）on the industry.

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.