Inquiries（）the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

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

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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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