spend or use time | cut down on; make a reduction in |
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function | adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used |
have an existence, be extant | cut closely |
have life, be alive | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of |
form or compose | remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size |
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) | decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods |
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere | decorate, as with ornaments |
be identical to; be someone or something | be in equilibrium during a flight |
be identical or equivalent to | balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces |
represent, as of a character on stage | |
be priced at | |
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form | |