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

Inquiries（）the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

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

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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?