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

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

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

The aircraft vanished without（）

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

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

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

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

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