to confess, to make a confession

(transitive with en or dans) to become a master at something, an expert in something

(transitive with à) (informal) to spread the word (along, around)

(figuratively, transitive with sur) to forgive and forget about (a grievance), to wipe the slate clean

(informal) all right so far, OK, why not?, I can let it pass, that I can tolerate, ... is one thing (but...) (used to say that the first option is (barely) tolerable, but that the second is too much)

wayleave, right of way

(informal) to kick the bucket

(transitive with à) to give the floor to someone, to call on someone, to give someone a chance to speak

(figuratively) to go up a gear, to move up a gear, to step up a gear, to shift up a gear, to move things up a gear, to speed things up, to shift into high gear, to take things up a notch, to move into overdrive

(figuratively, idiomatic) to pass the time, to kill time