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distantly related

distantly related

to be superstitious; to believe in omens

Proverb

relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love

employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism

a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate

limbic system

de facto husband; common-law husband

Law

special adoption; plenary adoption; adoption in which the relationship with the biological parents is dissolved

de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage

Buddhism

the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)

to be related to someone by blood

karma from a previous existence

electrical tape; insulating tape; friction tape

riverside; riverbank

Proverb

inscrutable are the ways people are brought together; there is no telling how people are brought together; marriages are made in heaven

cemetery for those who left no relatives behind; potter's field

Proverb

a meeting by chance is preordained

to marry off; to give in marriage

close relationship

Proverb

inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together

seaside; by the sea

cause and effect; karma; retribution; an evil cause producing an evil effect

social group with common ties to a region