a loom / woven cloth

(idiomatic, especially a child) to be on the verge of tears

use one thing for many purposes / work someone hard

to use one's head

(literary) they (about women or girls)

a machine, a device; a contraption / a loom / an opportunity, a chance to do something; the right time or moment / something of great importance: the linchpin of the matter

indicates aircraft / indicates paper aeroplanes / indicates lives in video games

a trap or snare that works by beheading the bird or beast caught in it

manipulation (as in a device) / manipulation (as in a person): deception, taking someone in / getting on someone's right side; humoring someone; an effort to please someone

indicates machines / indicates airplanes