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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

arched frame over a cradle, bed, etc ☊

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She cradled the child in her arms. ☊ arm ☊
Her hands were blue with cold. ☊ blue ☊
She fell off a ladder and broke her arm. ☊ break ☊
She carried her baby in her arms. ☊ carry ☊
He caught hold of her arm as she tried to push past him. ☊ catch ☊
Her handshake was cool and firm. ☊ firm ☊
She gasped and her hand flew to her mouth. ☊ fly ☊
She took her arm and guided her across the busy road. ☊ guide ☊
He guided her hand to his face. ☊ guide ☊
She was on (her) hands and knees (= crawling on the floor) looking for an earring. ☊ hand ☊
hate sb/sth to do sth: She would have hated him to see how her hands shook. ☊ hate ☊
His hold on her arm tightened. ☊ hold ☊
knock against/on sth: Her hand knocked against the glass. ☊ knock ☊
The detergent comes in powder or liquid form. ☊ liquid ☊
pull sth/yourself + adv./prep.: The dog snapped at her and she quickly pulled back her hand. ☊ pull ☊
He reached across the table to squeeze her hand. ☊ reach ☊
I nudged her but she didn't react. ☊ react ☊
He relaxed his grip on her arm. ☊ relax ☊
She scratched at the insect bites on her arm. ☊ scratch ☊
Her hands were covered in scratches from the brambles. ☊ scratch ☊
Her hands had started to shake. ☊ shake ☊
slide sth + adv./prep.: She slid her hand along the rail. ☊ slide ☊
She spread her arms and the child ran towards her. ☊ spread ☊
He squeezed her hand and smiled at her. ☊ squeeze ☊
He took her arm and steered her towards the door. ☊ steer ☊
Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her. ☊ swell ☊
He took her hand/took her by the hand (= held her hand, for example to lead her somewhere). ☊ take ☊
She took the child in her arms and kissed him. ☊ take ☊
He kept a tight grip on her arm. ☊ tight ☊
He held on tightly to her arm. ☊ tightly ☊
She declined the offer with a wave of her hand. ☊ wave ☊
She weighed the stone in her hand (= estimated how heavy it was by holding it). ☊ weigh ☊
She withdrew her hand from his. ☊ withdraw ☊
She's broken her wrist. ☊ wrist ☊