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

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.

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

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

She is very nice, but because she has a（）way of speaking, she is slow in making friends

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

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

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

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