N. circumstance, situation, phase, position, # posture, attitude, place, point, terms,
regime, footing, standing, status, occasion,
juncture,
conjunctive,
contingency,
predicament,
emergence,
emergency,
exigency,
crisis,
pinch, pass,
push, occurrence, turning point, bearings, how the land lies, surroundings,
context, environment 229a, location 184,
contingency, dependence (uncertainty) 475, causation 153, attribution 155
Adv. in the circumstances, under the circumstances, the circumstances, conditions, thus, in such wise, accordingly, that being the case, such being the case, in view of the circumstances, that being so,
sith, since, seeing that, as matters stand, as things go, as times go,
conditionally, provided, if, in case, if so, if so be, if it be so, depending on circumstances, in certain circumstances, under certain conditions, if it so happen, if it so turn out, in the event of, in such a contingency, in such a case, in such an event,
provisionally, unless, without, according to circumstances, according to the occasion, as it may happen, as it may turn out, as it may be, as the case may be, as the wind blows, pro re nata
Phr. "yet are my sins not those of circumstance", 1, absolute relation
N. junction, joining,
joinder, union connection, conjunction,
conjugation,
annexion,
annexation,
annexment,
astriction, attachment,
compagination,
vincture,
ligation,
alligation,
accouplement, marriage,
infibulation,
inosculation,
symphysis,
anastomosis,
confluence, communication,
concatenation, meeting, reunion,
assemblage,
coition,
copulation, sex, sexual congress, sexual conjunction, sexual intercourse,
love-making, joint, joining,
juncture,
pivot,
hinge,
articulation,
commissure,
seam,
gore,
gusset,
suture,
stitch, link, miter mortise, closeness,
tightness,
&c. adj,
coherence, combination,
annexationist V. join, unite,
conjoin, connect, associate, put together, lay together, clap together, hang together, lump together, hold together, piece together, tack together, fix together, bind up together together,
embody,
reembody, roll into one,
attach, fix,
affix, saddle on,
fasten, bind, secure,
clinch, twist, make fast,
tie,
pinion, string,
strap,
sew, lace,
tat,
stitch,
tack,
knit,
button,
buckle,
hitch,
lash,
truss,
bandage,
braid,
splice,
swathe,
gird,
tether,
moor,
picket,
harness, chain,
fetter,
lock,
latch,
belay,
brace, hook,
grapple,
leash, couple,
accouple, link, yoke,
bracket, marry, bridge over, span,
braze, pin,
nail,
bolt,
hasp,
clasp,
clamp,
crimp, screw,
rivet,
impact, solder, set, weld together, fuse together,
wedge,
rabbet,
mortise,
miter,
jam,
dovetail,
enchase,
graft,
ingraft,
inosculate,
entwine,
intwine,
interlink,
interlace,
intertwine,
intertwist,
interweave,
entangle, twine round,
belay,
tighten, trice up, screw up, be joined &c, hang together, hold together,
cohere Adj. joined, joint,
conjoint,
conjunct,
corporate, compact, hand in hand, firm, fast, close,
tight,
taut, taught, secure, set, intervolved |,
inseparable,
indissoluble,
insecable, severable
Adv. jointly, in conjunction with, fast, firmly, &c. adj, intimately
Phr. tria juncta in uno
N. {ant. 135} timeliness, occasion, opportunity, opening, room, event (eventuality) 151, suitable season, proper season, suitable time, proper time, high time, opportuneness,
tempestivity,
crisis, turn,
juncture,
conjuncture,
crisis, turning point, given time, nick of time, golden opportunity, well timed opportunity, fine opportunity, favorable opportunity, opening, clear stage, fair field, mollia tempora,
fata morgana, spare time
V. seize an opportunity, use an opportunity, give an opportunity, use an occasion, improve the occasion, suit the occasion, seize the occasion, strike while the iron is hot, battre le fer sur l'enclume, make hay while the sun shines, seize the present hour, take time by the forelock, prendre la balle au bond
Adj. opportune, timely, well-timed, timeful, seasonable,
providential,
lucky, fortunate, happy, favorable,
propitious,
auspicious, critical, suitable, obiter dicta
Adv. opportunely, in proper course, in due course, in proper season, in due season, in proper time, in due time, for the nonce, in the nick of time, in the fullness of time, all in good time, just in time, at the eleventh hour, now or never, by the way, by the by, en passant, a propos, pro re nata, pro hac vice, par parenthese,
parenthetically, by way of parenthesis,
incidentally, while speaking of, while on the subject,
extempore, on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion, on the spot
Phr. carpe diem, [Horace], occasionem cognosce, one's hour is come, the time is up, that reminds me, now that you mention it, come to think of it, bien perdu bien connu, e sempre l'ora, ex quovis ligno non fit mercurius, nosce tempus, nunc aut nunquam
N. eventuality, event, occurrence, incident,
affair, matter, thing,
episode, happening, proceeding,
contingency,
juncture, experience, fact, matter of fact, naked fact, bare facts, just the facts, phenomenon,
advent, business,
concern,
transaction, dealing, proceeding, circumstance, particular,
casualty, accident,
adventure, passage,
crisis, pass,
emergency,
contingency, consequence, opportunity (occasion) 143, the world, life, things, doings, affairs in general, things in general, affairs in general, the times, state of affairs, order of the day, course of things, tide of things, stream of things, current of things, run of things, march of things, course of events, ups and downs of life, vicissitudes of life, chapter of accidents, situation
V. happen, occur, take place, take effect, come, become of, come off, comeabout, come round, come into existence, come forth, come to pass, come on, pass, present itself, fall, fall out, turn out, run, be on foot, fall in,
befall,
betide,
bechance, prove,
eventuate, draw on, turn up, crop up, spring up, pop up, arise, show up, show its face, appear, come forth, cast up,
supervene,
survene, issue, arrive,
ensue, arise, start, hold, take its course, pass off, meet with, experience, enjoy,
encounter, undergo, suffer, pass through, go through, be subjected to, be exposed to, fall to the lot of, be one's chance, be one's fortune, be one's lot, find,
endure Adj. happening, going on, doing, current, in the wind, in the air,
afloat, on foot,
afoot, on the tapis, at issue, in question,
incidental, eventful,
stirring,
bustling, full of incident, memorable,
momentous, signal
Adv. eventually, in the event of, in case, just in case, in the course of things, as things, times go, as the world goes, wags, as the tree falls, cat jumps, as it may turn out, happen
Phr. that's the way the ball bounces, that's the way the cookie crumbles, you never know what may turn up, you never know what the future will bring, the plot thickens, "breasts the blows of circumstance", "so runs round of life from hour to hour" "sprinkled along the waste of years", future events
