He had planned to make a compromise，but        he changed his mind at the last minute. 

 No one responded when Tom was speaking, so he paused _______ before continuing to draw our attention.

Yesterday I was walking downstairs when I missed my foot and had a bad fall, nothing serious, ______.

She didn’t mention her troubles to Mr. Li，who might have helped her ______.

It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, _______, because we don’t feel as safe on it.