to show no sign of life, not to let people know that one's alive

(transitive with à) to give free rein to; to give free expression to; to vent

(transitive with à) to trust (someone) because of their appearance, because they look like the salt of the earth

(transitive with à) to breastfeed, to nurse

(figuratively) to cast pearls before swine

a gift is a gift; giving is giving, taking back is stealing (a gift is irrevocable)

(climbing) to give someone more slack / (transitive with à) (informal, figuratively) to cut someone some slack, to give someone some rope, to give someone more leeway

(figuratively, transitive with à) to give one's word, to promise (to someone)

(informal) to let someone guess (used to dramatise something unsurprising.)

(transitive) to bestow, to give in marriage, to marry off