Слово "apply". Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

And none apply;

At one time she had almost resolved on applying to him, but the idea was checked by the awkwardness of the application, and at length wholly banished by the conviction that Mr. Darcy would never have hazarded such a proposal, if he had not been well assured of his cousin's corroboration.

The consul’s story was that Sebastian had turned up in Tunis one day in a motor bus from Algiers, and had applied to be taken on as a missionary lay-brother.

When you perform some action, you think about it and constantly apply yourself so that it works.

And "force" is action of one body on another applied by means of energy.

The katabatic wind seemed to be getting stronger by the minute, applying a constant pressure to Tolland’s back.

Bleeding and weak I reached my women, who, accustomed to such happenings, dressed my wounds, applying the wonderful healing and remedial agents which make only the most instantaneous of death blows fatal.

Fortunately I had had the advantage of being taught French by a French lady; and as I had always made a point of conversing with Madame Pierrot as often as I could, and had besides, during the last seven years, learnt a portion of French by heart daily—applying myself to take pains with my accent, and imitating as closely as possible the pronunciation of my teacher, I had acquired a certain degree of readiness and correctness in the language, and was not likely to be much at a loss with Mademoiselle Adela.

Applied to an opponent, it is abuse, applied to someone you agree with, it is praise.'

I wasn't supposed to come back after Christmas vacation on account of I was flunking four subjects and not applying myself and all.

He held both hands over his eyes and applied a steady pressure there as if to crush memory into place.

When you come home you sit down in a sober, contemplative, not uncharitable frame of mind, and apply yourself to your books or your business.

conceptualizing problems, applying them,

I wasn't supposed to come back after Christmas vacation on account of I was flunking four subjects and not applying myself and all.

The big, serious, old brown bear was delighted to have so quick a pupil, for the young wolves will only learn as much of the Law of the Jungle as applies to their own pack and tribe, and run away as soon as they can repeat the Hunting Verse—"Feet that make no noise; eyes that can see in the dark; ears that can hear the winds in their lairs, and sharp white teeth, all these things are the marks of our brothers except Tabaqui the Jackal and the Hyaena whom we hate."

This applies to laypeople thinking about their own happiness,

You believe that you are special, that the rules do not apply to you.