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

（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

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

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

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

He never（）to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page.

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