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

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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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