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

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

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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