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

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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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.

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

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