to stay up: to remain awake, not to go to bed Examples of TO STAY UP  She tried to stay up to watch the Tigers earlier this week, but she fell asleep. We’d stay up all night and then wake up and go to some diner and eat fried food.

to stick to: to adhere to (a promise), to follow or obey (a set of rules, procedures, etc.) Examples of TO STICK TO All organizations expect their employees to stick to established work rules and procedures. If you try hard to stick to your principles, then you’ll be able to live up to them.

to take turns: to alternate, to change people while doing something Examples of TAKE TURNS The well-behaved children knew how to take turns on the swing set. The skiers had to take turns going down the slope.

more or less: approximately, almost; somewhat, to a certain degree Examples of MORE OR LESS Although your bedroom feels smaller, it’s more or less the same size as mine. Ted more or less agreed with our decision to put off the meeting until more members could show up. At least he didn’t object strongly.

to wait on: to serve in a store or restaurant Examples of WAIT ON You should arrive on time, because the job interviewer won’t want to wait on you. The hockey players had to wait on the last game to end before they could start.

by heart: by memorizing Examples of BY HEART Even though it was very long, Patrick recited his speech by heart, without looking at his notes once. I don’t know the directions to your house by heart; I’ll need you to remind me.