(v1,vi) (1) (uk) to be able (in a position) to do
to be up to the task
(2) to be ready
to be completed
(3) to be made
to be built
(4) to be good at
to be permitted (to do)
(5) to become intimate
to take up (with somebody)
(6) to grow
to be raised
(P)
(exp) fit for use
available
operational
practicable
usable
(exp) (uk) as much as one can
as much as possible
if at all possible
(P)
(n) as ... as one can
(v1,vi) to be dependable
to be reliable
(exp) as soon as possible
(adj-i) as soon as possible
at the earliest time
(n) as soon as possible
ASAP
(exp) (uk) (something) has become possible
(something) is now possible
(exp) (id) You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
