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

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.

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

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