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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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