to lessen; to diminish; to decrease

to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree; to mark with lines using a ruler

to rebroadcast

to construct; to create; to increase intensity; to energize

to vindicate; to defend; to support; to excuse

to express regret; to say sorry

to design; to plan (i.e. machinery, roads, etc.)

to avoid; to escape; to shrink

to endanger; to imperil; to put at risk; to place in danger

to transfer control from governmental to individual powers

to decorate; to imitate; to mimic; to copy an example

to exercise; to use; to make an effort

to allot; to apportion; to give somebody a task or responsibility; to delegate; to appoint

to hold at bay; to gain advantage on the market; to approach; to catch; to trap

to come to a sum; to become; to total

to notice; to observe; to comment; to state; to say

to govern; to control; to determine; to decide; to decree; to mark with lines using a ruler

to soften in force or severity; to lessen the impact or intensity of; to appease; to make easier; to sweeten; to be assuaged; to become less severe (about punishments, circumstances, emotions, etc.)

to take away part of a whole; to remove; to deduct; to deduct one number from another (Mathematics)

to relate to; to deal with; to process; to care for a patient; to give a treat; to pay for; to pick up the check (e.g.: Let's take a break, I will treat you for lunch)

to exercise; to train; to drill; to repeat an activity several times in order to improve performance; to observe; to follow the customs (of religion, etc.); to specialize in a profession; to engage in a profession (medicine, law, etc.)

to take off; to shed; to take away; to eliminate; to get rid of; to eject; to dismiss; to discharge

to oversee; to administer; to direct; to manage; to watch over

to measure the heaviness of (an object, proposition, etc.); to consider; to be of a particular heaviness; to burden; to be significant in influencing a decision; to lift an anchor

to repay; to refund; to compensate for a loss; to repay for an expense

to fill with water and sink; to fall; to fail; to stumble; to cause to sink

to sign over property to a creditor as security for money that is owed; to obligate

to answer; to reply; to react

to decorate; to beautify

to pack; to wrap; to create attractive packaging in order to promote the sale of an item; to combine things together as one inseparable unit

to leave; to go out

to make an itemized list; to index; to classify

to finance; to supply with money; to allocate or set aside financial sums; to extend a short-term obligation

to exemplify; to clarify; to explain; to depict; to elucidate

to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land

helping verb for use in a question; request or expression of desire (used to make the statement more polite)

to mix while cooking (usually about eggs); to jumble; to mix together confusedly; to clamber; to climb on all fours; to struggle; to bustle; to hasten; to collect in a disorderly fashion

to annoy; to bother; to aggravate; to anger

to accumulate; to compile; to increase; to grow

to jump; to leap