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

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

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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

He will behave(crazy)（）if he drinks too much.

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

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