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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends

The survivors（）to a floating tree in hopes of rescue.