contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
heart-to-heart communication; thought transference; (lit.) holding a flower and subtly smiling
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)