to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
some people; a few people; several people
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
needing to be done; requiring a response
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to overdo; to do too much
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)