to supervise; to observe; to follow up on; to check up on; to regulate the quality of radio or television broadcasts; to keep track of; to regulate

to apply color to a surface; to create a work of art with paint; to make a design on a surface with paint; to put makeup on; to describe something in words; to apply with a brush like paint

to impose a tax upon; to refine; to purify; to become fine or finer; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify

to ask for; to petition for

to push; to iron; to remove creases or wrinkles; to confiscate for public or government use

to place in; to put in; to add to

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

to ask for; to petition for

to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude

to give; to grant; to judge; to rule

to inform; to direct; to guide; to command; to order; to educate; to teach

to write one's name by hand; to sign one's name

to by-pass; to side-step; to evade

to arrange in proper order

to change from rural to urban; to make into a city; to impart urban characteristics

to control; to dominate; to hold; to have as a quality; to own; to have as property

to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate

to make a call; to ring

to lend a sum of money for a period of time; to give temporarily

to estimate; to appraise; to gauge; to evaluate; to measure; to establish the level of something

to cancel; to revoke

to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story etc.)

to pay to; to hire; to employ

to transmit document electronically; to send a fax

to make strong; to fortify; to reinforce; to toughen; to become strong

to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem

to show; to display; to demonstrate; to present

to calm; to soften; to pacify; to relieve

to slope; to tilt; to bend; to bow; to lean; to be disposed; to tend toward; to gravitate; to slant; to cause to bend; to influence

to accept; to use; to include; to surround; to belief; to attempt to sway the opinion of a judge or jury through bribery or threats; to hug; to hold tight

to leave; to go out

to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate

to bind with a contract

to be; to turn into; to develop into; to grow into; to be worthy of; to be suitable

to give out; to distribute; to ration; to set aside for a special purpose

to cite, to repeat the words of another person; to offer as evidence to support a claim; to state a price, to offer a price; to enclose in quotation marks

to perform; to carry out; to put into practice

to exclude; to leave out; to skip; to protest; to object

to make happen; to bring about

to apply force or weight; to push; to stress