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

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.

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

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