－Do you know why Michael resigned from the board?
－He held out for higher wages, but was ____ in the end.

The doctor advised the patient to give up smoking _____ his own health.

Considering your income, you should be able to ______ at least twenty dollars a week.

He left ______ with my secretary that he would call again in the afternoon.He said he would keep ______.

I looked for my pen for a long time last night，but it ______ in my pocket this morning. How strange!

Life is___,but there is no limit_____.

They stopped fighting but stood there, ____each other without saying anything.

They have decided to ____ the household expenses to devote money to the disaster area.