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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

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

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.

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