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

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

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

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

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不穩(wěn)定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.

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

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

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.