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

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

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

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

He never（）to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page.

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

I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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