to support; to maintain; to provide for ; to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed ; to adopt (a child) ; to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to foster ; to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to fasten (a button) ; to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to attach (e.g. a hose to a tap) ; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to place (restrictions) on ; to entrap; to take (someone) in; to set (someone) up; to deceive ; to throw into ; to have sex; to fuck
to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of ; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features) ; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to call; to name ; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ... ; to purport (to be); to profess; to claim; to pretend; to feign ; to praise; to applaud
scaffold; scaffolding ; foothold; footing ; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation; base ; convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; to clap (one's hands); to play (the drums) ; to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet) ; to sound out (someone's views) ; to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces ; to beat down the price ; to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.) ; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to have something amiss ; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's balance
to cut open ; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle) ; to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install ; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for ; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with ; to be born with; to have since birth