(idiomatic) To live within one's means, without spending more than is affordable.

(idiomatic) enthusiasm, energy or a positive outlook or cheerful attitude.

(informal) Exact or correct.

(intransitive) To leave or stay away from a place, especially in order to avoid an encounter.

(informal) To build or acquire a basic level of understanding or control.

(idiomatic, transitive) To visit (a person); to pay a call to. / (idiomatic, transitive) To select (a student in a classroom, etc.) to provide an answer.

(idiomatic) To understand or grasp. / (idiomatic) To be in control of, to have power over.

(idiomatic) To state one's thoughts or opinions honestly or frankly.

(idiomatic) To watch; to observe without participating. / (idiomatic) To think of something in a particular way.

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