(figuratively) to smooth things out, to smooth things over

(transitive with sur) (informal, figuratively) to wake up to (something), to wake up and smell the coffee / (transitive with à and with sur) (informal, figuratively) to open someone's eyes to (something)

(informal, figuratively) in the soup, in a fix, in a pickle, in trouble

(informal) a bit, slightly

to make a lasting impression, to make an impact

hands up! stick 'em up! reach for the sky!

(nautical) to cast off

(transitive with à) (vulgar) to empty someone (else)'s balls / (indirect reflexive) (vulgar) to empty one's balls

(figuratively) to dodder or quiver; to have shaky hands / (figuratively, by extension) to be dotty, to go gaga (to become senile)

(figuratively) behind bars, in prison