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

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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