and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever
to joke; to jest; to kid; to josh ; to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank ; to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to frisk; to mess around; to fool around; to screw around ; to neck; to make out
to drag; to trail; to pull along the ground; to lug ; to force (someone) along; to drag (along) ; to prolong; to drag out ; to influence; to persuade; to entice; to lure
to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with) ; to be complex; to be intricate ; to go into; to go in; to put into ; to become (completely) ; to do thoroughly; to do sufficiently ; to remain (silent, seated, etc.); to stay ...
to be dented; to be indented; to yield; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in ; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to yield; to give in; to give up ; to be disheartened; to feel down; to feel depressed ; to suffer a loss; to lose
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to squeeze oneself into; to intrude on; to interrupt ; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
one's body; one's person ; oneself; one's appearance ; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position ; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak
to invite; to ask ; to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to ; to call in; to send for; to summon ; to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
to partition; to divide; to mark off ; to direct; to manage; to run; to organize; to take responsibility for ; to settle accounts ; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout); to poise oneself for the initial charge
indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as