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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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