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

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

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

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

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

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