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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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.

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

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

He will behave(crazy)（）if he drinks too much.

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

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