Mate and Spare

Mate

Mate noun - Either of a pair matched in one or more qualities.

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Spare and mate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead a noun "Mate".

Nearby Words: mated, mating, matey

Spare noun - An interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an original.

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Mate and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mate" instead a noun "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

character	mate character	spare character
boy	mate boy	spare boy
men	mate men	spare men
family	mate family	spare family
Other words: characters, child, opponent, daughter, humans, sister, lives.

This would mean Snape's death as soon as Lupin took upon his werewolf form, but if Lupin considered Snape as his "mate", the werewolf would spare them. Therefore...

Source: Mate or Die
Especially if they think it'd be more "fun" to leave the resultant neonate hag-daughter in her daddy's care, they may well spare their unwitting mate.

Source: Tabletop Game / Pathfinder
Like First Mate Yattaran, San-Daime likes to build plastic models in his spare time.

Source: Light Novel / Bodacious Space Pirates

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