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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

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

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

（）students often find it difficult to live in China at first.

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

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

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

The survivors（）to a floating tree in hopes of rescue.