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

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

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

I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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

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

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

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

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