He make a long speech at the meeting.But most of us couldn't ___ him.

--- You promised to call me last night. --- I called, but I just couldn’t _______.

 Your essay is quite good: just _____ it _____ with a few illustrations and quotations.

  I don’t want to _______ the topic, but why on earth did you get home that late last night? 

Faced with the financial crisis, many people prefer to be a saver rather than a spender and manage to _______ 40 to 50 percent of their salary.