Possible Clues:

• Receives, as a gift
• The It ___ Better Project
• Absorbs
• Fully comprehends
• What smoke does, according to the Irene Dunne song chosen by 5 for 1/16/4
• Figures out, informally
• 'When the going ___ tough . . .'
• '___ me every time!'
• 'Don't make me laugh!'
• Appreciates, as a joke