Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. Each expression can be used only once. We chatted for half an hour before he finally _______. He wanted to work as a business consultant and wondered if I could pass along the names of certain potential clients. Scientists at the research center identified various features that ______ the commodities purchased by female consumers. The three mountain climbers ________ if the villagers had not found them lying at the bottom of the valley. The boy looked up timidly at his father who was sitting next to him, but he didn't stop cryiny. _______, his crying became more intense. Since no one knew how the disease spread, they _______ everything. At the press conference, the government spokesman avoided answering the question about health-care reform directly. Instead he just _______ to talk about the harsh economic situation. Mr. Rogers, whom you met in the museum yesterday, works as a software engineer and plays folk music _______ . These schools were selected for our survey because the composition of their student bodies ______ the district's enrollment, which included a large proportion of children from immigrant families.