1. pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant, keeping at arm's length, giving a wide berth
2. avoiding (something unpleasant), shying away from
3. giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
1. to put, to place
2. to leave (behind)
3. to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up
4. to appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ
5. to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.), to bear (in mind, etc....
1. thing, object, article, stuff, substance
2. one's things, possessions, property, belongings
3. things, something, anything, everything, nothing
4. quality
5. reason, the way of things
6. used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate ...
1. to do, to carry out, to perform
2. to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into)
3. to serve as, to act as, to work as
4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
5. to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use...
