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acknowledged, admitted, conventional, customary, established, fixed, folk, hallowed, heroic, hoary, immemorial, inveterate, legendary, long-established, long-standing,

   spellbind - absorb, absorb the attention, arrest, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, cast a spell, catch, catch up, charm, enchant, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind,

   suggestion therapy - hypnosis, hypnotism, occupational therapy, physiotherapy ,

   causation - aetiology, aftermath, antecedent, base, basis, call, determinant, determinative, element, factor, ground, grounds, occasion, principle, stimulus ,

   vain - abortive, absurd, airy, arrogant, asinine, barren, baseless, boastful, boasting, bootless, braggart, bragging, catchpenny, cocky, complacent,

   the bludgeon - coercion, duress, intimidation, pressure, strong arm, violence ,

   yucky - awful, bad, beastly, brackish, cloying, disgusting, foetid, foul, fulsome, high, icky, maggoty, mawkish, mucky, nasty,

   privileged question - amendment, bill, calendar, clause, joker, motion, proviso, question, rider, saving clause ,

   stacked deck - frame up, planning, plotting, premeditation, scheming, set-up ,

   square accounts - amortize, castigate, chasten, chastise, clear, correct, deal with, discharge, discipline, fix, get even with, honour, lift, liquidate, pay off,

   toiling - grinding, hard-working, plodding, plugging, straining, striving, struggling, sweating, working ,