An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

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

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

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

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

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

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