Economic growth in the world remains weak throughout 2012 and it is hoped that it will _____ gradually in 2013.
Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.
High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.
He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.
Do you think a wife should _____ her habits and tastes to those of her husband?
They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.