hand

Skill at using your hands to make or fix things

Shows a different idea from what you said before

Under control and dealt with successfully

Used to show one idea that you will compare with another

A situation that is not under control and hard to manage

Close by and easy to reach when you need it

To introduce one of two contrasting points in a discussion

To do something with your hands, for example writing or making things, instead of with a machine

Ready to use or help when needed

People or groups work closely together to reach the same goal

About to happen

During very close fighting when people stand next to each other

Make someone decide or act sooner than they want

Two people hold each other's hands while walking together

Near you and easy to reach

To harm someone who helps you

To do everything for someone and meet all their needs

To have a very small number of people or things

Happens very quickly, often when someone earns a lot of money

To give someone support with a task or problem

Living with only enough money for day to day needs and no savings

Give someone complete care and do everything they want

To offer help or friendship by reaching out your hand to someone

Working very closely in a secret or dishonest way

Say it to promise that what you say is true

To live with only enough money to pay for basic needs and no savings

To put someone into a bad or difficult situation because of bad luck

In a humble and respectful way when you ask for something or admit a mistake

You can reach and use it right away

Directly from the person, place, or event involved

To steal money from your workplace, for example from a cash register

A rude phrase with a hand gesture that tells someone you will not listen

Working very closely together

Likely to happen very soon

Not able to act freely because rules or people stop you

Calm, skilled control of a team or company in difficult times

Very few people or things you can count on one hand

To handle a situation well by using what you have

To keep an advantage or control over others

To add an important opposite point to consider

A past rule or tradition that still controls and prevents change

To stop someone completely from acting freely

Fire someone from their job

Done personally by the person who made or wrote it

To accept what you cannot change and make the best of it

In a humble way when asking for help or forgiveness

A rude way to say someone is in an embarrassing situation and unprepared

Put someone into a difficult situation they cannot control because of bad luck

To be unprepared and embarrassed in front of other people

Very easy for anyone to understand or do

Put as much as your hand can hold

To know something very well and do it easily

Know a place or thing very well because you have seen it many times

The part of the body on the right side that you use to hold things and write

The hand on the left side of the body

Lifting a hand to show you want to speak or answer

A position giving power or advantage over someone in a situation

A trusted helper who works closely with a leader

On or toward the right side

A sexual act where one person uses a hand to touch a man's penis for pleasure

On the left side of something

Made to be used with the right hand

Someone who gives support when you need it

A person who helps a leader and is trusted with important work

Physical fighting that happens very close to someone

A small bomb you throw by hand

Small and light enough to hold and use with one hand

The job you are doing now that needs your attention

Loud applause from an audience to show strong approval

Not new, bought from someone who owned it before

A used piece of clothing or item given from one person to another

Quick, skilled hand movements used to perform magic tricks or fool people

A calm, careful way of guiding movement or people in difficult situations

Information received through another person rather than directly

A way of showing too much worry by repeatedly twisting or clasping the hands

A thing you can hold for support, or simple help for someone new

A person who works on a ranch caring for cattle or horses

A person with a lot of experience in a job or activity

The freedom to act or decide without being told what to do

A small towel for drying your hands or face

Holding another person's hand to show love or give comfort

A person paid to do manual work on a farm or ranch

A thing you hold and use with your hands, not powered by a machine, like a hammer or screwdriver

The thing people are talking about now

A cream that makes the skin of your hands soft and protects it

A cream for your hands that makes the skin soft and not dry

Giving close support and guidance to help someone do something new or difficult

A small human hand that often belongs to a child

A small puppet you wear on your hand and move with your fingers

A person who does hard physical work on a farm

Very strict control over people that allows no disagreement

Information told by someone who heard it from someone else

Money you can use immediately

An unfriendly touch or a feeling that danger is near

A small cart with two wheels and handles for moving heavy things

Owned before and then given or sold to another person

Describing clothing or objects that have been used and are given to someone else

A short time when someone keeps having success, often in games or sports

A small mirror with a handle that you hold to see your face

Making unclear gestures or saying unclear things to avoid a clear answer

A warm friendly greeting that may not be sincere

A shop that sells used things at low prices

A small portable computer you hold in one hand

A simple device you move by hand to lift water or push air

The hand on a clock that shows seconds

Small bags you carry onto a plane or train instead of checking them

A situation where one person or group has more control than others

Striking the palms of your hands together repeatedly to show approval or admiration

A small tool you hold to mix and beat food such as batter and cream

Glass that a person shapes by blowing air through a tube, not by a machine

A control you pull to keep a parked car from moving

A woman who helps a leader closely and can be trusted

A long hand on a clock or watch that shows the minutes

The shorter hand on a clock or watch that shows the hour

A small tool you turn by hand to make holes in wood or other materials

Small electric tool that sends warm air to dry hair

A saw used with one hand to cut wood

A thing you use with the left hand

A set of five cards a player receives to try to win against others

An explanation that is vague and lacks proof or important detail

A secret criminal group that extorted people and used violence in Italian American neighborhoods

A form of football where another player stops someone by touching them with both hands

Moving the hands to get attention or make a point

A continuing influence from the past that holds back change

A small stone tool with a sharp edge used for cutting and chopping

The longer hand on a clock that points to the minutes