to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
putting into operation; invocation
event; phenomenon; matter
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
operation; functioning; running
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
power; might; authority; influence
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
optimization; optimisation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
ability; performance; efficiency
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
(necessary) personnel; required person
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable