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

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

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

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

She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

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

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

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

（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

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