to eat only small amounts of food without interest
nur kleine Mengen Essen ohne Interesse essen
"He just picked at his dinner and left most of it."
"Er piekste nur an seinem Abendessen und ließ den Großteil übrig."
to prepare for something gradually
to attack someone suddenly
to behave in a way that others should follow
to read something quickly
to wait or spend time somewhere without doing much
to modify plans or behavior to fit changing circumstances