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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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