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frame in English:

1. surroundings surroundings


Some insects can take on the color of their surroundings.
She was so preoccupied that she was oblivious of her surroundings.
A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings.
The rescuers searched the surroundings in hopes of finding the child.
Because the surroundings were so dark, he could not see anything.
We live in beautiful surroundings.
Live where she may, she always enjoys her surroundings.
This species of moth has evolved an ingenious camouflage for blending into its surroundings.
From there we had a wonderful view of the surroundings.
The group got to the top of the hill and took a moment to admire their surroundings.
For Israel, dealing with the huge insecurity created by its surroundings is problematic.
You can relax in the comfortable surroundings of the hotel.
The peaceful country surroundings made the cottage a desirable place to live.
It’s important to adapt to your surroundings when you go to live in a foreign country.
Starting with a population of childless married couples it will give the initial crew a few years to adjust to their new surroundings without the distraction and responsibility of caring for children.

English word "frame"(surroundings) occurs in sets:

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2. a trap a trap


They caught us in a trap.

English word "frame"(a trap) occurs in sets:

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3. body


I never for a moment imagined that I'd be singled out for a full body search.
No body.
She was, unlike her daughter, of small stature and her body was fat on the sides. It was as if a human head had been fitted unto the body of a pig.
All of his friends were body pillows, and all of hers were dolls; so they bonded over their fondness for animating the inanimate. However, because they were not inanimate objects but people with complex emotions, their relationship was sometimes strained.
This inefficiency is a result of the animal's large body and massive legs and feet, which contribute a sideways motion to its walk.
It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.
Positron Emission Tomography uses a radioactive tracer to visualize metabolic activity within the human body.
This indigenous god needs water to have a normal life, move and talk, or its body will turn back into immovable stone.
Body sushi is where food, like sashimi, is laid out on a naked woman.
If a women walks on a public street exposing her lower body, it's public indecency. If she walks while exposing her upper body, then it's a violation of article 20(1) of the minor offenses act.
A body of researchers funded by Frito-Lay are attempting to compile a list of bite-size snack foods through which the body and blood of Christ can transubstantiate.
A growing body of evidence suggests that both parties have responsibility to solve the problems
To survive, the polar bear must keep its body at the right temperature and store enough energy to last between meals that could be a few days or a few months apart.

4. when you get someone into the frame it means that the person will be visible on the picture



5. Embrace


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Head spinning, lungs screaming, she ran into its embrace.
If you embrace someone, you put your arms around them...
But when we push aside normal emotions to embrace false positivity...
You must embrace him for me, Holy Father.
I need an embrace. He embraced the socialist ideology with enthusiasm.
This is a difficult responsibility to embrace. For human history has often been a record of nations and tribes subjugating one another to serve their own interests. Yet in this new age, such attitudes are self-defeating.
He was doubtful at first but soon came to embrace my advice.
Embrace your vulnerability, feel your fear, love fully.
Why do women want to sleep in a man's embrace?
Perhaps you will be surprised but my only desire in this life is to see my son and give him a loving embrace before I die.
I think that our culture is a bit crazy not to embrace it,
Right, so she wants us to embrace – to accept – the idea of a workplace power-nap.
I think that our culture is a bit crazy not to embrace it, and one of the reasons we don't is our attitude, you know it's quite counter-cultural to do nothing in order to get ahead.
People need to be aware of their differences, but also embrace their commonness.