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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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

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

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

People appreciate（）with him because he has a good sense of humor.

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

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不穩(wěn)定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.