S: (v) communicate (communicate%2:32:00::), intercommunicate (intercommunicate%2:32:00::) (transmit thoughts or feelings) "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
S: (v) act (act%2:41:00::), move (move%2:41:00::) (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)) "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
S: (v) race (race%2:41:03::) (to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others) "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
S: (v) use (use%2:41:03::) (habitually do something or be in a certan state or place (use only in the past tense)) "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"; "she used to be his best friend and now they are enemies"
S: (v) play it by ear (play_it_by_ear%2:41:00::) (decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation) "She didn't know what to expect from her new job, so she played it by ear"
S: (v) play (play%2:41:12::) (act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome) "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"
S: (v) deal (deal%2:41:09::) (take action with respect to (someone or something)) "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
S: (v) act on (act_on%2:41:01::) (regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice) "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"
S: (v) dare (dare%2:41:01::) (to be courageous enough to try or do something) "I don't dare call him"; "she dares to dress differently from the others"
S: (v) stampede (stampede%2:41:00::) (act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse) "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
S: (v) guard (guard%2:41:01::) (take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence) "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"
S: (v) begin (begin%2:41:04::), start (start%2:41:04::) (begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object) "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"