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

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

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

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

The survivors（）to a floating tree in hopes of rescue.

The aircraft vanished without（）

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.