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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

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

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

The aircraft vanished without（）

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.