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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great （）

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

The student's first attempt at writing a play was a far（）from the work of Shakespeare.

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