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to make

TO MAKE: Hammer the top of one fist with the other two or three times, giving both hands a twisting motion.

to make a mistake

TO MAKE A MISTAKE: Throw the middle joints of “Y” hand once or twice against chin, so that the chin is between the thumb and little finger.

the most

MOST: Make the sign for “many” or “more;” then the indication of the superlative with right “A” raised high above.

MAY, MAYBE, PERHAPS, indicating probability: Hold out both open hands out in front straight from the sides, palms up; balance the hands up and down alternately several times like the balances of a pair of scales.

to have to, must

MUST, NEED, HAVE TO: Crook the finger of the right “G” hand, pointing it downward, and press the hand down some distance with more or less force. Sometimes the motion is repeated several times.

moon

MOON: Right vertical “C” at the eye extended upwards and out, then right “&” fingers as if pointing from face of crescent indicated by the “C” are opened as they are brought down away from the crescent.