to surface, to emerge

(transitive with à) to woo; to court

(intransitive, figuratively) to beg, to panhandle

(transitive with de) to be a integral part of, to be part and parcel of

to make oneself believe stories.

(somewhat formal) (transitive with de) To have no interest in someone or something; to not care about something

(euphemistic) to do one's business, to relieve oneself

to fool around

to teethe / to cut one's teeth

to prove oneself, to prove one's worth, to win one's spurs, to earn one's stripes, to earn one's wings