1.  up to(s = adj.all) - busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"

2.  up to(s = adj.all) adequate to, capable, equal to - having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require"

N  skill, skillfulness, address, dexterity, dexterousness, adroitness, expertness, proficiency, competence, technical competence, craft, callidity, facility, knack, trick, sleight, mastery, mastership, excellence, panurgy, ambidexterity, ambidextrousness, sleight of hand, seamanship, airmanship, marksmanship, horsemanship, rope-dancing, accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, art, science, technicality, technology, practical knowledge, technical knowledge, knowledge of the world, world wisdom, savoir faire, tact, mother wit, discretion, finesse, craftiness, management, self-help, cleverness, talent, ability, ingenuity, capacity, parts, talents, faculty, endowment, forte, turn, gift, genius, intelligence, sharpness, readiness, invention, aptness, aptitude, turn for, capacity for, genius for, felicity, capability, curiosa felicitas, qualification, habilitation, proficient, masterpiece, coup de maitre, chef d'euvre, tour de force, good stroke, skillful, dexterous, adroit, expert, apt, handy, quick, deft, ready, gain, slick, smart, proficient, good at, up to, at home in, master of, a good hand at, au fait, thoroughbred, masterly, crack, accomplished, conversant, experienced, practiced, skilled, hackneyed, up in, well up in, in practice, in proper cue, competent, efficient, qualified, capable, fitted, fit for, up to the mark, trained, initiated, prepared, primed, finished, clever, cute, able, ingenious, felicitous, gifted, talented, endowed, inventive, shrewd, sharp, on the ball, cunning, alive to, up to snuff, not to be caught with chaff, discreet, neat-handed, fine-fingered, nimble-fingered, ambidextrous, sure- footed, cut out for, fitted for, technical, artistic, scientific, daedalian, shipshape, workman- like, business-like, statesman-like, skillfully, well, artistically, with skill, with consummate skill, secundum artem, suo Marte, to the best of one's abilities, ars celare artem, artes honorabit, celui qui veut celui-la peut, c'est une grande habilite que de savoir cacher son, expertus metuit, es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille sich ein C, heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute, if you have lemons, make lemonade.

N  time, duration, period, term, stage, space, span, spell, season, the whole time, the whole period, space-time, course, snap, intermediate time, while, interim, interval, pendency, intervention, intermission, intermittence, interregnum, interlude, respite, era, epoch, time of life, age, year, date, decade, moment, glass of time, sands of time, march of time, Father Time, ravages of time, arrow of time, river of time, whirligig of time, noiseless foot of time, scythe, continuing, on foot, permanent, while, whilst, during, pending, during the time, during the interval, in the course of, at that point, at that point in time, for the time being, day by day, in the time of, when, meantime, meanwhile, in the meantime, in the interim, ad interim, pendente lite, de die in diem, from day to day, from hour to hour, hourly, always, for a time, for a season, till, until, up to, yet, as far as, by that time, so far, hereunto, heretofore, prior to this, up to this point, the whole time, all the time, all along, throughout, for good, hereupon, thereupon, whereupon, then, anno Domini, A, D, ante Christum, A, C, before Christ, B, C, anno urbis conditae, A, U, C, anno regni, A, R, once upon a time, one fine morning, one fine day, one day, once, time flies, tempus fugit, time runs out, time runs against, race against time, racing the clock, time marches on, time is of the essence, time and tide wait for no man, ad calendas Groecas, panting Time toileth after him in vain, 'gainst the tooth of time and razure of oblivion, rich with the spoils of time, tempus edax rerum, the long hours come and go, the time is out of joint, Time rolls his ceaseless course, Time the foe of man's dominion, time wasted is existence, used is life, truditur dies die, volat hora per orbem, carpe diem.

N  power, potency, potentiality, jiva, puissance, might, force, energy, dint, right hand, right arm, ascendency, sway, control, prepotency, prepollence, almightiness, omnipotence, authority, strength, ability, ableness, competency, efficacy, efficiency, productivity, expertise (skill), validity, cogency, enablement, vantage ground, influence, pressure, conductivity, elasticity, gravity, electricity, magnetism, galvanism, voltaic electricity, voltaism, electromagnetism, atomic power, nuclear power, thermonuclear power, fuel cell, hydraulic power, water power, hydroelectric power, solar power, solar energy, solar panels, tidal power, wind power, attraction, vis inertiae, vis mortua, vis viva, potential energy, dynamic energy, dynamic friction, dynamic suction, live circuit, live rail, live wire, capability, capacity, quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent, faculty, quality, attribute, endowment, virtue, gift, property, qualification, susceptibility, powerful, puissant, potential, capable, able, equal to, up to, cogent, valid, efficient, productive, effective, effectual, efficacious, adequate, competent, multipotent, plenipotent, omnipotent, almighty, forcible, (energetic), influential, productive, powerfully, by virtue of, by dint of, a toute force, dos moi pou sto kai kino ten gen, eripuit coelo fulmen sceptrumque tyrannis, fortis cadere cedere non potest.

N  courage, bravery, valor, resoluteness, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity, contempt of danger, defiance of danger, derring-do, audacity, rashness, dash, defiance, confidence, self-reliance, manliness, manhood, nerve, pluck, mettle, game, heart, heart of grace, spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, fortitude, intestinal fortitude, firmness, heart of oak, bottom, backbone, spine, resolution, bulldog courage, prowess, heroism, chivalry, exploit, feat, achievement, heroic deed, heroic act, bold stroke, man, man of mettle, hero, demigod, Amazon, Hector, lion, tiger, panther, bulldog, gamecock, fighting-cock, bully, fire eater, courageous, brave, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, spirited, spiritful, high-spirited, high-mettled, mettlesome, plucky, manly, manful, resolute, stout, stout-hearted, iron-hearted, lion-hearted, heart of oak, Penthesilean, bold, bold-spirited, daring, audacious, fearless, dauntless, dreadless, aweless, undaunted, unappalled, undismayed, unawed, unblanched, unabashed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking, unblanching, unapprehensive, confident, self-reliant, bold as a lion, bold as brass, enterprising, adventurous, venturous, venturesome, dashing, chivalrous, soldierly, heroic, fierce, savage, pugnacious, strong-minded, hardy, doughty, firm, determined, dogged, indomitable, up to, up to the scratch, upon one's mettle, reassured, unfeared, undreaded, one's blood being up, courage sans peur, fortes fortuna adjuvat, have I not in my time heard lions roar, I dare do all that may become a man, male vincetis sed vincite, omne solum forti patria, self-trust is the essence of heroism, stimulos dedit oemula virtus, strong and great, a hero, teloque animus proestantior omni, there, is always safety in valor, virtus ariete fortier.

N  knowledge, cognizance, cognition, cognoscence, acquaintance, experience, ken, privity, insight, familiarity, comprehension, apprehension, recognition, appreciation, intuition, conscience, consciousness, perception, precognition, acroamatics, light, enlightenment, glimpse, inkling, glimmer, glimmering, dawn, scent, suspicion, impression, discovery, system of knowledge, body of knowledge, science, philosophy, pansophy, acroama, theory, aetiology, etiology, circle of the sciences, pandect, doctrine, body of doctrine, cyclopedia, encyclopedia, school, tree of knowledge, republic of letters, erudition, learning, lore, scholarship, reading, letters, literature, book madness, book learning, bookishness, bibliomania, bibliolatry, information, general information, store of knowledge, education, culture, menticulture, attainments, acquirements, acquisitions, accomplishments, proficiency, practical knowledge, liberal education, dilettantism, rudiments, deep knowledge, profound knowledge, solid knowledge, accurate knowledge, acroatic knowledge, acroamatic knowledge, vast knowledge, extensive knowledge, encyclopedic knowledge, encyclopedic learning, omniscience, pantology, march of intellect, progress of science, advance of science, advance of learning, schoolmaster abroad, scholar, knowing, cognitive, acroamatic, aware of, cognizant of, conscious of, acquainted with, made acquainted with, privy to, no stranger to, au fait with, au courant, in the secret, up to, alive to, behind the scenes, behind the curtain, let into, apprized of, informed of, undeceived, proficient with, versed with, read with, forward with, strong with, at home in, conversant with, familiar with, erudite, instructed, leaned, lettered, educated, well conned, well informed, well read, well grounded, well educated, enlightened, shrewd, savant, blue, bookish, scholastic, solid, profound, deep-read, book- learned, accomplished, omniscient, self-taught, known, ascertained, well-known, recognized, received, notorious, noted, proverbial, familiar, familiar as household words, familiar to every schoolboy, hackneyed, trite, trivial, commonplace, cognoscible, cognizable, to one's knowledge, to the best of one's knowledge, one's eyes being opened, ompredre tout c'est tout pardonner, to know all is to pardon all, empta dolore docet experientia, gnothi seauton, half our knowledge we must snatch not take, Jahre lehren mehr als Bucher, years teach more than books, knowledge comes but wisdom lingers, knowledge is power, les affaires font les hommes, nec scire fas est omnia, the amassed thought and experience of innumerable, was ich nicht weiss macht mich nicht heiss.

act up, add up, ante up, back up, backed up, ball up, balled up, bang up, bear up, beat up, beef up, beefed up, belly up, belt up, bind up, blaze up, block up, blow up, blowing up, blown up, board up, bob up, bollix up, bollixed up, bollocks up, bolster up, bomb up, bone up, book up, boost up, botch up, bottle up, bound up, box up, brace up, break up, brick up, bridle up, bring up, bringing up, brisk up, bristle up, brush up, bubble up, buck up, bucked up, build up, bump up, bunch up, bundle up, buoy up, burn up, bust up, butter up, button up, buy up, call up, carve up, cast up, catch up, catch up with, caught up, caught up in, chain up, chalk up, charge up, chat up, check up on, cheer up, chew up, chin up, chirk up, chock up, choke up, choose up, chop up, chuck up the sponge, chum up, churn up, clam up, clap up, clean up, clear up, climb up, clock up, clog up, close up, cloud up, clouding up, clutter up, cobble up, cock up, come up, come up against, come up to, conjure up, cook up, coop up, cork up, cotton up, cough up, coughing up, couple up, cover up, cozy up, crack up, crank up, crap up, creep up, crock up, crop up, curl up, curled up, cut up, dam up, deck up, dig up, digging up, dish up, divided up, divvy up, do up, doctor up, doll up, dolled up, done up, dope up, double up, drag up, draw up, dream up, dredge up, dress up, dried up, drink up, drive up, drive up the wall, drum up, dry up, drying up, dummy up, earth up, ease up, eat up, edge up, end up, even up, face up, face up to, faggot up, fake up, fancied up, fancy up, fatten up, fed up, felt up, fess up, fetch up, fig up, fill up, finish up, fire up, firm up, fix up, flame up, flare up, fluff up, fog up, fold up, follow up, follow up on, foot up, fork up, fort up, foul up, frame up, freshen up, fuck up, furbish up, gang up, gang up on, gas up, gather up, gear up, get up, ginger up, give up, giving up, glam up, go up, go up in smoke, gobble up, grow up, grown up, grub up, gum up, gummed up, gussied up, gussy up, ham it up, hang up, hard up, hash up, haul up, head up, heap up, heat up, heated up, heave up, heft up, held up, het up, high up, higher up, hike up, hit it up, hit up, hitch up, hive up, hoke up, hold up, hole up, hook up, hook up with, hop up, hopped up, hot up, hung up, hurry up, hush up, hype up, ice up, jack up, jazz up, jolly up, juice up, jump up, jumping up and down, keep up, kept up, key up, keyed up, kick up, kink up, kit up, knock up, lace up, laid up, land up, lap up, laugh it up, lay up, lead up, let up, lift up, light up, lighten up, limber up, line up, lined up, link up, live it up, live up to, liven up, load up, lock up, log up, look up, look up to, looking up, loosen up, louse up, made up, make up, make up one's mind, make up to, mark up, mat up, matte up, measure up, measure up to, meet up with, mess up, messed up, mix up, mixed up, mock up, mop up, mount up, mount up to, move up, muck up, mucked up, muddy up, muffle up, mug up, muster up, offer up, open up, own up, pal up, pass up, patch up, pay up, pen up, pent up, pep up, perk up, perked up, pick up, pick up the gauntlet, pile up, pin up, pipe up, play up, play up to, plump up, point up, polish up, pony up, pop up, pound up, prang up, pretty up, prick up, prim up, prop up, propping up, psych up, psyched up, puff up, puffed up, pull up, pull up short, pull up stakes, pumped up, push up, put up, put up job, put up to, put up with, queue up, rachet up, rack up, raise up, rake up, ramp up, rev up, rig up, ring up, rip up, rise up, roll up, rope up, rough up, round up, rout up, rub up, ruck up, ruffle up, run up, runner up, sack up, save up, saved up, scale up, scare up, scoop up, scrape up, scratch up, screw up, scrub up, scrunch up, seal up, sell up, serve up, set up, sew up, sex up, shack up, shake up, shape up, shine up, shine up to, shoot up, shore up, shoring up, show up, shown up, shrivel up, shut up, sidle up, sign up, silt up, sit up, size up, slack up, slice up, slick up, slicked up, slip up, slow up, slurp up, smarten up, smash up, smell up, snap up, snarl up, snatch up, sneak up, soak up, soaking up, soar up, sober up, soften up, sop up, soup up, speak up, speak up for, spear up, speed up, speeded up, spice up, spiff up, spiffed up, spirit up, spit up, split up, sponge up, spring up, spruce up, spruced up, square up, stack up, stand up, stand up for, stand up to, start up, stay up, steam up, steamed up, step up, stick up, stick up for, stink up, stir up, stirred up, stop up, stopped up, stored up, straighten up, strike up, string up, stuck up, suck up, suck up to, sum up, summing up, summon up, sunny-side up, swallow up, sweep up, swell up, swept up, swoop up, swot up, take up, take up arms, take up with, taken up, tart up, team up, tear up, tee up, tense up, think up, throw up, tidy up, tie up, tied up, tier up, tighten up, tog up, togged up, tone up, toss up, tot up, tote up, touch up, touch up paint, trice up, trick up, trip up, true up, trump up, trumped up, tune up, turn up, turn up the heat, turn up the pressure, turned up, tying up, up, up and down, up country, up here, up in arms, up in the air, up on, up quark, up the stairs, up to her neck, up to his neck, up to my neck, up to now, up to our necks, up to their necks, up to your neck, use up, used up, using up, vamp up, vomit up, wake up, waking up, wall up, warm up, wash up, washed up, well up, whip up, whomp up, whoop it up, wind up, wipe up, wise up, work up, worked up, wound up, wrack up, wrap up, wrapped up, wrapped up in, write up, wrought up, yield up, zip up