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

She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

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

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

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

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

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