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How to sign: be employed
"Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college";
Similiar / Same: do work
Within this category: bank, drive, farm, fill, free-lance, job, labor, man, moonlight, scab, serve, serve, slave, subcontract, tinker, turn a trick
How to sign: go sour or spoil
"The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out";
Similiar / Same: sour, ferment, turn
Categories: change state, turn
How to sign: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
"did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He;
Similiar / Same: solve, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work out
Categories: understand
Within this category: answer, answer, break, guess, riddle, strike
How to sign: use or manipulate to one's advantage
"He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy";
Similiar / Same: exploit
