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

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

The noise of the traffic（）Paul from his work.

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

He never（）to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page.

Mr. Sanders has been asked to（）the next meeting of the committee.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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