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

After she became a lawyer, she decided to （）criminal law.

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

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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

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

Our department（）courses in several foreign languages.

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

The aircraft vanished without（）