S: (v) act, behave, do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself) "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
S: (v) bungle (spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly) "I bungled it!"
S: (v) play, toy (engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously) "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
S: (v) act, play, act as (pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind) "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
S: (v) stooge (act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner) "He stooged for the flamboyant Senator"
S: (v) make (behave in a certain way) "make merry"
S: (v) make as if (begin or appear to begin an action) "He made as if to shake my hand"
S: (v) break down, lose it, snap (lose control of one's emotions) "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"
S: (v) swell, puff up (become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger) "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
S: (v) follow (accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of) "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
S: (v) relax, loosen up (become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner) "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"