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

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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

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

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