The noise of the traffic（）Paul from his work.

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

The aircraft vanished without（）

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

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

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

People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.