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

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

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

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

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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

I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat（）