to put

To put money, time, or effort into something hoping for a future benefit

To give time, money, or effort to something

To give money for a particular purpose

To put money, time, or effort into something to get money and other benefits later

To spend time, effort, or care on work

To give large amounts of money or supplies to support something

To pay a large amount of money for something

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

Sell off an asset or part of a business

To challenge people or things in hard situations to show their ability

To earn enough money to support yourself or your family

Figure out what happened from obvious facts

To focus all your attention and effort on achieving something

To say that someone said something when they did not

Tell someone to be quiet

To force someone to do something by threatening them

To support your words by giving money or doing work

To drive or work as fast as possible, often to finish something

To keep moving forward step by step despite problems

Tell someone to do what they say or stop talking

Imagine being in another person's situation to understand their feelings

Make a very good impression when you meet someone or start something new

Risk all your money or chances on one plan

To do things in the wrong order

Show support by giving money or doing something to help

Make people very afraid and make them respect you by showing power

To be completely open and honest about your plans or feelings

To say or do something embarrassing by accident

Raise your fists to get ready to fight or defend yourself

Make someone feel tougher or more manly, often said as a joke

To start working very hard to reach a goal

Offer money for catching or killing a person

To take a big risk to help another person or group

Unable to manage easily because you have little money or help

Stop arguing and agree to work together

To try to undo something you cannot change

Arrange your personal, money, and legal matters before illness or death

To make small changes to something bad so it looks better without fixing the real problem

Act in a showy way to impress people

Hold out your hand to ask for a friendly handshake

To say you want to be chosen for a job or position

To be ordinary like other people

Accept this fact even if you do not like it

Try to make things the way they were after they changed

Tell someone about an idea so they will think about it later

To cause a plan to fail or have big problems

To give someone money or a job so they can live

To say the same idea in another way

Make facts clear by showing proof

Take strong action to make someone work or change

To work as hard as you can, often more than expected

Act confident and serious to hide nerves before a challenge

To try as hard as possible to do something

To say something embarrassing without meaning to

To yell at or threaten someone to make them try harder

To give money willingly, often when it is not needed

To gain weight and become healthier after being thin or sick

To make someone angry or ready to argue

Speak badly about someone or something to other people

To say something sharp to hurt or criticize someone

To attack or criticize someone who is already in trouble

Place something inside another thing or space

To make something by joining parts, like a model, plan or team

To lower something from your hands onto a surface

To dress yourself in clothes or wear things like makeup

Return something to the place where it was before

To accept something unpleasant without complaining

To spend time, effort, or care on work

Publish something like a book or magazine for people to buy

To place something in its usual place for storage

To organize and present an event or show

Install something so it stays in place and is ready to use

Remain in the same place without moving

To make something stop completely

To write something so you do not forget it

To lock someone in prison or a secure place

Make a fire, light, or cigarette stop burning

Delay something until a later time

To stop thinking about something for a short time

To kill an animal to stop its suffering

To drive a vehicle so it gets more miles

Give money needed for a purpose

Make someone or something start working by giving tasks

Offer strong resistance, for example by fighting

To suggest an idea or plan for others to consider

To place food or a kettle on a heat source to cook it

To end something so it no longer happens

Make a formal request or application for something like a job

Build something like a wall or sign

To gain weight and become heavier

To make someone feel unimportant by saying bad things about them

Place a sign or notice so people can see it

Interrupt a conversation to make a short comment or question

To start music or a recording so people can hear it

To kill someone as a legal punishment

To try hard to do something

To leave people or things at a place from a vehicle

Let someone stay in your home for a short time

Cause someone trouble by making things difficult for them

Force someone to answer or act without time to prepare when they feel uncomfortable

To connect someone on the phone to the person or service they want

Find the exact reason for something hard to explain

To add something to a building to make it larger

To send someone to a hospital for treatment because of illness or injury

Reserve a place for someone in an event, for example a class

To make a place, product, or person well known for the first time

To land a plane in an emergency

Keep or save something for future use

Send a person to prison as punishment

Cause a person or animal to become unconscious, often using medicine

Kill a sick or very old animal to stop its pain

To move something out of the way so you do not use it for now

To help someone see how important something really is by comparing it with other things or giving background

To make a plan or change happen

Make someone not want to do something

Make someone lose interest in doing something

To trick someone, often as a joke

Offer something for sale at an auction

Hold a part of your body away from you, like a hand

Give someone medicine to make them unconscious before an operation

Help a child or baby fall asleep in bed

Agree to have sex, usually said about a woman

Cause a player to be out in a game like baseball

To delay a plan or project for a while

Make something less fun or exciting

To slow down an activity or stop it

Admire someone so much you think they are perfect

Make someone sleep so they do not feel pain during an operation

Try to attract someone by flirting or making sexual advances

Make someone feel ashamed or less important by showing your power

To stop something from continuing or becoming known

Raise your hands to show you are not dangerous

To explain an idea so people understand it

To start living in one place for a long time and make it your home

Seems real but is actually false

Other people make someone do more than is fair

A remark that makes someone feel small or embarrassed

A track and field event where athletes throw a heavy metal ball as far as possible

A false act or story that tries to trick people, often to make them laugh

A contract that gives you the choice to sell an investment at a fixed price within a set time

A secret plan to trick people by making something seem accidental

Arranged secretly to make something look real but trick people

A small engine on a boat that makes a chugging sound