I have been trying to advise them not to act that way, but my advice had no _________on them.

The manager spoke highly of such ___________ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.

I do hope that you can give me some good _______ on how to improve my spoken English. 

Unless you change your ________ towards your studies, you won’t make any progress, I believe. 

As a young singer, she tries a completely new         to the classic song, only to earn a lot of criticism.