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to suit, to match, to become, to be like

serious, earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

frost; white hair, grey hair, gray hair

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

horizon (related to land)

lateness, tardiness, arriving late

to go past, to pass, to pass by

departure (of a train, car, etc.), starting, leaving

to punish, to penalize, to penalise

to defend against, to protect against; to prevent, to avert, to avoid

Japan

to divide; to cut, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip; to break, to crack, to smash; to dilute; to fall below; to discount; to step over (a line, etc.)

nodding off (while sitting), dozing

emphasis, stress, highlighting, underlining, underscoring; accentuating (a feature or certain part), accenting; strong tone (of the market), firm tone

manners, behavior, behaviour

to keep (a pet or other animal), to have, to own, to raise, to rear, to feed

opposition, resistance, insubordination, defiance, hostility, rebellion

to let fly, to make fly, to send flying, to blow off (e.g. in the wind), to launch, to fire, to hurl, to shoot; to skip over, to leave out, to omit, to drop (e.g. a stitch), to fast-forward; to run fast, to drive fast, to gallop; to spray, to splash, to spatter; to say without reservation, to call out (e.g. a jeer), to rattle off (e.g. a joke); to spread (e.g. a rumour), to circulate, to send out (a message), to issue (e.g. an appeal); to transfer (to a less important post), to send away (e.g. to a provincial branch), to demote; to dispatch quickly (e.g. a reporter); to get rid of, to burn off (alcohol); to attack (e.g. with a leg manoeuvre); to do vigorously, to do roughly, to do energetically

bundle, package, parcel; counter for wrapped objects

gist, main point

to be inferior to, to be less good at, to fall behind