To take care of; to look after（世話をする、面倒見る、看病する）

→“She took a day off to attend her sick family”

→“The hospital sent a nurse to attend the sick person.”

To deal with; to serve; to pay attention to（対応する、対処する、接待する、注意を払う）

→“Before I can sit down to write, I have a couple of personal matters to attend to.”

→“I worked part-time as a waiter because I enjoy attending to people’s needs.”

→“You must attend to my words when I speak.”

A characteristic skill; a specialized interest （特技、特別な関心事）

→“The government demonstrated a spending bent.”

→“I admire your artistic bent.”

To get tough with; to deal strictly with and punish; to take on （取り締まる、弾圧する）

→“FBI is aggressively cracking down on drug smugglers.”

→“Arizona began to crack down hard on illegal immigrants from across the border.”

A restraint; a disincentive（抑制、制御）

→“The warning will serve as a deterrent to his future behavior.”

→“Heavy penalties are not a deterrent for crimes.”

To celebrate（祝う）

→“The hanami festival fetes the arrival of spring.”

To praise publicly（公で称える）

→“The Chiba Lotte Marines were feted by the mayor of Chiba.”

A constantly changing and unpredictable situation（常に変化している状態）

→“With the president’s sudden resignation, the future of the company is in flux now”

→“Middle East peace talks are in flux.”

A secret design or scheme（思惑、策略、工作）

→“I don’t know why it happened. It must be the strange machinations of God.”

→“The government suspects that the anarchists’ machinations are behind the nationwide power failure.”

Quick and efficient（俊敏な）

→“In order to score high on this test, you must have a nimble mind.”

→“The firm was extremely nimble and ruthless in downsizing.”

The boundary of a closed area; outer limits（囲まれた区域の境界線、限界）

→“The perimeter is marked by a fence.”

→“This book is very difficult. It’s outside the perimeter of my knowledge.”

A stable level or condition（安定した状態、停滞）

→“In order to grow spiritually, one must always strive to attain a new plateau.”

→“The iPhone market has hit a plateau.”

→“A plateau in technological originality is stalling the emergence of newcomers.”

To increase in excitement; to surge with violent fury（興奮度が高まる）

→“The war raged as the peace negotiators sat at the table.”

→“Social protest rages as the authoritarian regime clings to power.”

(As noun) A wildly popular trend（激動的な流行）

→“Black is the fashion rage in New York now.”

To manipulate dishonestly（不正をする、ごまかす、八百長する）

→“The Tenno-hai horse race was rigged.”

→“The stock exchange is accused of rigging the prices.”

→“The US suspects Burma of vote-rigging.”

To cut; to reduce（削減する、削除する）

→The government said it will slash monetary subsidies to illegal immigrants.”

→“Due to recession, the company slashed its workforce by 25%.”

A bad situation getting worse; out of control（急激に悪化する、手に負えない状態）

→“The Lehman Shock has sent world economy in (or into) a tailspin.”

→“At the news of the team’s defeat, the morale of the fans went into a tailspin.”