I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat（）

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 was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

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

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

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