frame; framework; outline
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
fragile article; breakables; broken article
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
calculated; premeditated; considered
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pure heart; naivete; innocence
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
variation in color (colour); having a different color
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
in the same way as; just like
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
to thrust down; to push off