It seems to be C, but there is not much context providing me to explain myself.
Most people did not subscribe to the concern in the speech about the treaty agreement; they believed the treaty would reinforce the whaling community and cause it to spill over into other similar communities, creating a blooming fish economy.
C. It erodes away the material under it until the arch crashes down as well
In this context lousy is being used as doing something poorly or badly. The family is doing a poor job at holding their new years resolution.
Strict is being used as stern in a way to not break character. / The father will not break his diet.
Stuffing is used as a way to say eating a lot or eating like a pig. The father was feeding himself like a pig.
<span>A) We cannot walk alone.
I would also recommend that next time you put some spaces between the question and answers next time, it makes it very hard to read. </span>