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

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

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

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

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