Vocabulary

to remove; to eliminate

to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange

to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract)

in the middle of something; busy with something

to mix; to put together

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front)

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.)

to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to

to install; to fit; to fix; to set up; to furnish; to equip

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to go to pieces; to be shaken up; to break down

to cling to

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject

acquirer

to hold fast; to protect to the end

gecko; house lizard

guardian angel

miser; cheapskate; scrooge

finger

easily

to cut one's hand

to clap

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to go easy (on an opponent); to hold back (in a competition, fight, etc.)

masturbation; onanism

short-term hand-luggage storage

turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked

hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)

skill involving the hands; craft

strong; resolute; firm; strict

hand-mirror

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to reel in

finger marks; dirt from the hands

handicrafts

game; contest; bout

rape; sexual assault

carpal tunnel syndrome

manual feed (on a printer, photocopier, etc.); inserting by hand

finger

ready cash; cash on hand