Verb video brainstorm

(my rankings of current entries, comments and suggestions in red)

(possible approach: do as many as possible facing the camera, as if viewer is the object of the action)

Know
Person with academic hat (mortarboard) pointing at head with an expression of acknowledgement, maybe even a lightbulb superimposed over his (her) head.
A student knowing the answer raising his hand
Someone asked a question, then pointing to head

Get
(which get is this?) Taking apple from basket
Basically "take", reaching out and acquiring a target object of some type. Maybe even to "steal" from someone else.
Bad guy's order to deputies when hero breaks free and runs for life
 
Think
Someone tapping his chin or forehead with one finger, with a look of intense concentration
Someone touching his chin/crouched against a wall/biting a pen/with fingers on his forehead
Hand under chin, rook under attack
Ow, this is hard, maybe the same as know, another merger?

ge: from relaxed position, strike pose of the "Thinker" with look of concentration

Go
walking away from camera
Someone walking away from the camera, going out of a room, waving bye-bye.
video of someone leaving, probably waving bye-bye
Going out of a room

See
Pointing to eyes and then to an object
Pointing to something with eyes wide opened
covering eyes with hand, then showing recognition
someone looking at something, maybe putting on glasses while/before doing so. Binoculars? probably not...

Come
opposite of go, someone coming into the room and waving/mouthing? hello
approaching the camera from far away and then stopping in fron of it
person responding to beckoning hand gesture
Coming into a room; coming up to a friend waving his hands

Want
basic longing, hands on heart, maybe even for a cookie or some object of obvious desire
person A begging person B for some object
Trying to reach something across the table; pointing at a gift behind the shopping window;
looking at a display (shopping window) and wanting something out of it (cookies, clothes, new computer, etc.)

ge: person A gets B's attention, points to object then points to self enthusiastically

Say
Introducing something; talking
baby babble
move head while moving hand in puppet mode showing ventriloquist talking.
Someone talking constantly while a speech bubble pops up near her head? (this might be confusing with "think")

Put
Putting something on the table; putting on a coat
lay something down on the table

Look
Looking out of the window; looking throught microscope/magnifying glasses/binoculars
Same as "see" without recognition

ge: hand over eye as if shielding from bright sun light, scans the horizon

Like
Looking at a piece of cake and rubbing your stomach (that could be want too)
A kid hugging a stuffed toy.
Pointing to two similar thinks; someone showing he is fond of something
facial mostly

ge: point to something, then gives two thumbs up

Take
Take heaps of food from a buffet (ge: YEA!)
a and b are sitting together. Three boxes in front of a, b takes one box
Take an apple from a fruit basket
clear taking gesture
Taking pictures; taking off clothes; taking something out of a bag (perhaps too much aliasing)

ge: person A takes something person B is holding

Make
making a snowman/sand castle; making a cake/dish; 
b makes orange juice
clay or playdough, make a dog, fast motion
doing make-up
Making faces; 

Give
b hands a wrapped gift
Handing someone something; giving a present
outward handing something

Thank
a helps b up, b hugs a
Hugging someone/grasping someone's hands for a gift; making a bow to the audience after the show
Giving a thank you card to someone - the camera zooms on the thank you. (words, though?)
hindu "bow to your inner spirit" gesture

(ge: this one is hard)

Need
Reaching out hands
two handed desparate outward "gimme" gestures
a tries to open door, goes for key, but it's being held by b

ge: face camera, palms together, begging gesture, following by two open hands reaching towards camera

Remember
classic "aha" finger up in air with appropriate face (ge: maybe proceeded by frowning/looking up)
Blank stare in exam hall loses some of its blankness
Looking through a dusty old black-and-white photo album
3-card monty game: a shows queen, flips card face down, waves another queen, b points to correct card

Find
rummaging through a purse or a bag and then finding keys
discover something hidden
Bending down and picking up a pen under the chair; searching the draw; getting under the table and coming out with something in hand
3-card monty pays off (ge: um, what's 3-card monty?)

Buy
two handed, give money and take an object in return
a gives b money for item, b gives item
Buy some product from a snack vendor

Mind
Lucy telling Linus it is bedtime

(ge: huh?  which "mind"?  as in "don't mind me?"?)

Pay
a gives b money
hand over money
Paying a meal/coffee with cash/by credit card

Work
clocking in and then starting menial activity
Someone busy reading and writing with tons of papers piled up on his desk
mime sledge hammering, no object

Let
Someone stopped and let another person go first (ge: need gesture, like two hands motioning with slight bowing)
hand palm up arm motion down and out, as you would gesture to say, after you (through a door)

Keep
clutch some object to breast
Waving the cab-driver's Washingtons away
a gives something to b, b offers it to a, a refuses

ge: examining and then putting something in one's wallet

Hear
a speaks, b has hand cupped to ear, nods
hand to ear, head turned toward "sound"
Someone with headphones listening to music; whispering in the ear; Someone with his ear against the door/wall

Eat
(ge: I volunteer to act this out)
Putting a hotdog into the mouth; sitting at the table with knife and fork in hands; holding a salad plate
eat

Use
a tries to open jar, can't, picks up towel, opens jar
Absent-minded dining philosopher admonished with chopsticks
applying sunscreen?

(ge: this is hard too.  maybe failing to lift heavy object, then using a tool, like a lever or pulley?)

Try
Jumping over and over again to reach something high; trying to lift a heavy box; trying on some shoes; have a taste of some food
<<<this one hard>>> (goofy synonym idea, a judges gavel coming down?
trying to open a jar (from Jordan's idea); rock climber gives a long look

Ask
a asks b for directions, b points way (ge: use a map as prop)
some kind of arm gesture(s) with an "asking" face
Student raising his hand and asks a question; asking about a product in a store/the menu in a restaurant

Leave
Waving goodbye and leaving the room; watching a car driving away
leave through an exit door

ge: different from go?  a group of people waving good bye to someone leaving with suitcase

Play
Playing chess/swingset/piano/baseball
some kind of ball manipulation with happy face

ge: or playing with building blocks, but don't actual build anything as that might be "building"

Bet
laying down poker chips
Roulette wheel
Playing poker
a and b in front of trash can. b gives a money, b throws paper in, a gives double money back

Start
Runners in the starting blocks; starting a timer
put car key in slot and turn ignition on
starter pistol?

Sit
Sitting in a chair/on the ground
sit

Feel
one hand running over sandpaper, the other over felt
Touching the surface of something; quickly dipping a finger into hot water; feeling cold and then holding arms trembling; putting hands on the chest, feeling moved
 rub hand and squeeze on sleeve texture,

Shut
Closing the door/window; shut the mouth/eyes
door

Stop
Making a stop gesture; stop the traffic; showing a stop sign; stop a rolling ball
hands out directly at camera
b walks from stage left, halts mid stage
pressing the stop button on a tape recorder/video recorder, etc.

Hope
Someone praying/making a wish with eyes closed; keeping finger crossed; with arms outstretched
prayer-like gestures, as in "hope and pray"
boy watches rain, swinging baseball bat (ge: nice! but probably much much other interpretations)

Love
A heart-shaped box of candy; man giving woman a flower; couple holding hands/hugging
hugging a teddy-bear or some other cute toy; hand(s) on your heart and in-love type of look on your face
possibly take enjoy meaning, or an expressive kiss with arms about yourself

ge: blow a kiss

Wait
(which meaning is desired?) looking at watch twiddling thumbs, or walking, halting, looking at watch, and then continuing walking
People waiting in a line; someone walking back and forth waiting for elevator/redlight/bus; looking at watch/playing with fingers from time to time
leaning arms folded possibly tap toe to show impatience

Help
a walks b by supporting elbow
Giving a hand to pull someone up from the ground; Reaching something on top of a shelf for a short person; Helping to unfasten a knot on the back; Helping to lift a heavy box
would be better with two actors, but we should keep to one

ge: reach out a helping hand from above (towards camera)

Bring
a points to object, a takes it over
Bring some dishes onto the table
carrying something, moving

ge: bring a stack of something towards camera

Stay
Holding a leaving man's arm to make him stay
person b sitting, person A gesturing to move, person B points to present location
stay hand downward as if to dog

Pick
picking a flower
Someone bending down and picking something up; picking a pen/an apple out of several
looking at different colour card and picking one (this could be choose too)
Picking fruit in an orchard
point to select, or pick up one of multiple objects possibly point, then pick up

Worry
pacing, wringing hands
Someone with hands on face/head in hands; standing up and sitting down from time to time; pulling hair
hand wringing, other with face

Wonder
Someone standing and thinking; holding his glasses and touching his chin
looking at an odd object and shrugging
two fingers on face with quizzical look

ge: superimpose big question mark over head with above

Call
shout through hands, telephone call, gesture for someone to come
Making a phone call; yelling

Write
Writing with a pen
pen in hand, writing on paper

Turn
A hand turning dial; Someone turning around/turning his head; spinning something
walking away from camera, turning right
turning either body or an object (maybe in a car)

Read
Someone reading a book/newspaper
somebody reading, thumbing over pages