Mr. Edward was not in, so his brother acted as （）at the party.

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

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

He never（）to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page.

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

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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