Collocations for delicate - adj.

be, feel, look
Her bones felt as delicate as a bird's.
The glasses looked very delicate.

become

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a rather delicate child
This is a somewhat delicate subject.

surprisingly
He had a surprisingly delicate touch.

politically
a politically delicate situation

Delicate is used with these nouns:
adjustment, balance, bone, brow, constitution, fabric, face, feature, finger, flavour, flower, fragrance, hand, handling, health, instrument, lace, matter, negotiation, operation, pink, plant, question, scent, shade, shading, shoulder, silk, situation, skin, stage, subject, task, texture, thread, touch, wing, work