Gather
Spare
Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When her classmates gather in their spare time, they recount stories of their own harrowing adventures exploring the Court.
Source: Webcomic / Gunnerkrigg Court -
Should you spare Anders, Sebastian declares that he will return to Starkhaven, gather an army and then raze Kirkwall to the ground.
Source: Video Game / Dragon Age II - If you spare Flowey, he pretends to have reformed and sends you on a Pacifist Run... so he can gather the monsters in one place and steal their souls as well, allowing him to turn into a super-powered version of his past incarnation, Asriel Dreemurr.
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