to have a private talk with someone:

to know about and be able to deal with a person or situation

to reduce something by the stated amount:

If a fire burns out, it stops producing flames because nothing remains that can burn.

to understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking about it:

to continue to support something or someone, especially in a difficult situation:

When someone is sworn in, they make a formal promise to be honest or loyal, either in a law court or when starting a new official job:

to watch someone closely:

to chase or follow someone in order to catch them:

to read something again in order to check it or form an opinion about it:

If a road or path branches off, it goes in another direction:

to pay a large amount of money, especially unwillingly:

to be connected or related to something:

to continue doing something or using someone to do work for you, and not stop or change to something or someone else:

to send something to a lot of different people, usually by post or email:

to pull something with your fingers again and again, using quick, small movements:

to become connected or to connect something to a computer or telephone system:

to make a smaller business part of a larger one by joining them together:

to write something, especially something that someone has said:

to produce a new idea or plan: