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

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

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

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