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

Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness（不稳定） of big businesses will （） down the economy.

I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

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

Shall we request the chairman（）our suggestion again?

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

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

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

I just managed to（）a quick breath before I was pulled under the water by the passing boats.

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