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How to sign: carry out or perform an action
"John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance";
Similiar / Same: perform, execute
Within this category: appear, blaze away, carry, churn out, click off, conduct, cut, cut corners, declaim, improvise, interpret, make, pipe up, premier, rehearse, scamp, serenade, sight-read, star, stunt
How to sign: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
"cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident";
Within this category: determine, effect, engender, facilitate, impel, initiate, make, motivate, occasion, provoke
How to sign: proceed or get along
"How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way";
Similiar / Same: fare, get along, make out, come
How to sign: get (something) done
"I did my job";
Similiar / Same: perform
Categories: accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill
Within this category: go all out, misdo, overachieve, ply, turn, underachieve
How to sign: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
"A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve";
Similiar / Same: suffice, answer, serve
Categories: fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy
Within this category: go around, go a long way, qualify, serve, tide over
