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.

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

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不穩(wěn)定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

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

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

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.

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