To acquire incidentally

• secure

  1. Free from danger or attack:
  2. Free from risk of loss; safe:
  3. Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons:

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  1. Free from danger or attack:
  2. Free from risk of loss; safe:
  3. Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons:

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• find

  1. To come upon, often by accident; meet with:
  2. To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort:
  3. To discover or ascertain through observation, experience, or study:

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  1. To come upon, often by accident; meet with:
  2. To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort:
  3. To discover or ascertain through observation, experience, or study:

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• happen upon

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To take up in the hand or arms

• cuddle

  1. To hold fondly in the arms; hug tenderly.
  2. To nestle; snuggle:
  3. The act of cuddling; a hug or embrace.

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  1. To hold fondly in the arms; hug tenderly.
  2. To nestle; snuggle:
  3. The act of cuddling; a hug or embrace.

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• uplift

  1. To raise; elevate.
  2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.
  3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt:

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  1. To raise; elevate.
  2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.
  3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt:

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• lift

  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To transport by air:
  3. To revoke by taking back; rescind:

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To receive

• acquire

  1. To gain possession of:
  2. To get by one's own efforts:
  3. To gain through experience; come by:

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  1. To gain possession of:
  2. To get by one's own efforts:
  3. To gain through experience; come by:

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• take

  1. To grasp or grip:
  2. To capture physically; seize:
  3. To seize with authority or legal right:

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  1. To grasp or grip:
  2. To capture physically; seize:
  3. To seize with authority or legal right:

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• get

  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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*To increase

• swell out

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• swell

  1. To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand.
  2. To increase in force, size, number, or degree:
  3. To grow in loudness or intensity:

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  1. To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand.
  2. To increase in force, size, number, or degree:
  3. To grow in loudness or intensity:

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• pay better

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*To improve

• recover health

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• get-well

  1. Expressing wishes for one's recovery:

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  1. Expressing wishes for one's recovery:

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• get-better

  1. (literally) To improve.
  2. (idiomatic) To recover from illness or other incapacitation.

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  1. (literally) To improve.
  2. (idiomatic) To recover from illness or other incapacitation.

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*To call for

• invite

  1. To ask for the presence or participation of:
  2. To request formally:
  3. To welcome; encourage:

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  1. To ask for the presence or participation of:
  2. To request formally:
  3. To welcome; encourage:

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• apprehend

  1. To take into custody; arrest:
  2. To grasp mentally; understand:
  3. To become conscious of, as through the emotions or senses; perceive:

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  1. To take into custody; arrest:
  2. To grasp mentally; understand:
  3. To become conscious of, as through the emotions or senses; perceive:

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• get

  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; receive:
  2. To meet with or incur:
  3. To go after and obtain:

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• accompany

  1. To be or go with, especially as a companion.
  2. To provide with an addition; supplement:
  3. To exist or occur at the same time as:

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  1. To be or go with, especially as a companion.
  2. To provide with an addition; supplement:
  3. To exist or occur at the same time as:

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• go to get

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• bring along

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• drop in for

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• stop for

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• go for

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see go,"Ž for.
  2. To try for, to attempt to reach.
  3. To undertake (an action).

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see go,"Ž for.
  2. To try for, to attempt to reach.
  3. To undertake (an action).

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• call for

  1. To shout out in order to summon (a person).
  2. To ask for in a loud voice.
  3. (figuratively) To request, demand.

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  1. To shout out in order to summon (a person).
  2. To ask for in a loud voice.
  3. (figuratively) To request, demand.

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*To make a casual acquaintance

• proposition

  1. A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.
  2. A matter to be dealt with; a task:
  3. An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations.

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  1. A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.
  2. A matter to be dealt with; a task:
  3. An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations.

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• offer oneself

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• give the glad eye

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• encounter

  1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief:
  2. A hostile or adversarial confrontation:
  3. To meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon:

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  1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief:
  2. A hostile or adversarial confrontation:
  3. To meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon:

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• take-up-with

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see take,‎ up,‎ take up,‎ with.
  2. To form a close relationship with (someone).
  3. To become interested in (something).

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see take,‎ up,‎ take up,‎ with.
  2. To form a close relationship with (someone).
  3. To become interested in (something).

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• fall-in-with

  1. To join (a group of people).
  2. To meet with (something).
  3. To accept (a set of generally agreed rules, or a suggestion).

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  1. To join (a group of people).
  2. To meet with (something).
  3. To accept (a set of generally agreed rules, or a suggestion).

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