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

（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

I just managed to（）a quick breath before I was pulled under the water by the passing boats.

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

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

The aircraft vanished without（）