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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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.

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

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

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

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.