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.

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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

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

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

In China,it is quite (nature)（） for people to go back home for the Spring Festival.

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