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

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount（）

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

She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.

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

I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat（）

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.

Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

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