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

He will behave(crazy)（）if he drinks too much.

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

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

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

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

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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）