| make sure(verb, expression, idiom, secure, establish) |
| ratify(verb, state, maintain, settle, declare) |
| string(noun, verb, fasten, junction, fastener) |
| tenure(noun, hold, time, grasp, restraint) |
| authenticate(verb, settle, guarantee) |
| bear hug(noun, verb, expression, idiom, hold) |
| belay |
| cap(verb, stop, end, cover, complete) |
| catch(noun, verb, hold, take, keep) |
| clear up(verb, expression, end, fix, clear) |
| closure(noun, fastener) |
| consummate(verb, stop, close, end, complete) |
| end(verb, stop, close, set, fix) |
| finish off(verb, expression, close, end, complete) |
| fuse(noun, verb, fasten, fastener) |
| hook(noun, verb, hold, catch, grasp) |
| insure(verb, secure, establish, confirm, protect) |
| join(verb, secure, connect, fasten, attach) |
| lash(verb, fix, secure, settle, position) |
| latch(noun, bolt, junction, fastener, padlock) |