No matter how I tried to read it, the message did not ______ to me.
Tony was _________ to five years in prison for abusing his power during his service in the local government.
She bought the same skirt at a lower price at the same shop where I bought mine because she was a __________ customer.
China is one of the developing countries ________ the third world.
—How long ________ at this job? —Since 1990.
According to today’s newspaper, the escaped prisoner threatened to _____ the police station in the near future.