make (clothes) smaller | obtain with difficulty |
take into one's family | make by laborious and precarious means |
take up mentally | supplement what is thought to be deficient |
fool or hoax | live from day to day, as with some hardship |
serve oneself to, or consume regularly | |
take up as if with a sponge | |
fold up | |
express willingness to have in one's home or environs | |
accept | |
take in, also metaphorically | |
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers | |
see or watch | |
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | |
call for and obtain payment of | |
visit for entertainment | |
provide with shelter | |
suck or take up or in | |