I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat（）

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

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know （）to follow.

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.

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

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

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

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

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