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

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to（）your voice.

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

Many students found the book （）;it provided them with a large amount of information on the subject.

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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）