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

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

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

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

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

He will behave(crazy)（）if he drinks too much.

Many students found the book （）;it provided them with a large amount of information on the subject.

（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）