| temper fray | 1.05 | As the temperature rose, tempers frayed. | ||
| coalition fray | 0.46 | The Arab coalition had been fraying months before the current crisis. | ||
| nerve fray | 0.46 | His nerves frayed. | ||
| relationship fray | 0.39 | Yet over the three years of the Clinton presidency, the relationship steadily frayed. | ||
| relation fray | 0.33 | Once close Chinese-North Korean relations have frayed in recent years. | ||
| alliance fray | 0.26 | But the alliance frayed as Allen executives learned more about the Nichols insider deals. |