Suffice for a period between two points.
synonyms: keep going, tide over.
Roget 43:
join,
unite;
conjoin,
connect;
associate;
put together,
lay together,
clap together,
hang together,
lump together,
hold together,
piece together [Fr.],
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
etc.
adj.;
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
etc.
(restrain)
751;
lock,
latch,
belay,
brace,
hook,
grapple,
leash,
couple,
accouple†,
link,
yoke,
bracket;
marry
etc.
(wed)
903;
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
etc.
46.
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Roget 723:
pacify,
tranquilize,
compose;
allay
etc.
(moderate)
174;
reconcile,
propitiate,
placate,
conciliate,
meet halfway,
hold out the olive branch,
heal the breach,
make peace,
restore harmony,
bring to terms.
settle matters,
arrange matters,
accommodate matters,
accommodate differences;
set straight;
make up a quarrel,
tantas componere lites [Lat.];
come to an understanding,
come to terms;
bridge over,
hush up;
make it,
make matters up;
shake hands;
mend one's fences [U.S.].
raise a siege,
lift a siege;
put up the sword,
sheathe the sword;
bury the hatchet,
lay down one's arms,
turn swords into plowshares;
smoke the calumet of peace,
close the temple of Janus;
keep the peace
etc.
(concord)
714;
be pacified
&c.;
come round.
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Roget 705:
be easy
etc.
adj.;
go on smoothly,
run smoothly;
have full play
etc.
n.;
go on all fours,
run on all fours;
obey the helm,
work well.
flow with the stream,
swim with the stream,
drift with the stream,
go with the stream,
flow with the tide,
drift with the tide;
see one's way;
have all one's own way,
have the game in one's own hands;
walk over the course,
win at a canter;
make light of,
make nothing of,
make no bones of.
be at home in,
make it look easy,
do it with one's eyes closed,
do it in one's sleep
etc.
(skillful)
698.
render easy
etc.
adj.;
facilitate,
smooth,
ease;
popularize;
lighten,
lighten the labor;
free,
clear;
disencumber,
disembarrass,
disentangle,
disengage;
deobstruct†,
unclog,
extricate,
unravel;
untie the knot,
cut the knot;
disburden,
unload,
exonerate,
emancipate,
free from,
deoppilate†;
humor
etc.
(aid)
707;
lubricate
etc.
332;
relieve
etc.
834.
leave a hole to creep out of,
leave a loophole,
leave the matter open;
give the reins to,
give full play,
give full swing;
make way for;
open the door to,
open the way,
prepare the ground,
smooth the ground,
clear the ground,
open the way,
open the path,
open the road;
pave the way,
bridge over;
permit
etc.
760.
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Roget 774:
compromise,
commute,
compound;
take the mean;
split the difference,
meet one halfway,
give and take;
come to terms
etc.
(contract)
769;
submit to arbitration,
abide by arbitration;
patch up,
bridge over,
arrange;
straighten out,
adjust,
differences,
agree;
make the best of,
make a virtue of necessity;
take the will for the deed.
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Roget 45:
bridge over,
span;
connect
etc.
43;
hang
etc.
214.