clutches

accumulations, aggregates, aggregations, conglomerations

agglomerations, assortments, hodgepodges, jumbles, miscellanies, mixtures, odds and ends, sundries, varieties

cycles, runs, series, suits

assemblies, collectives, congregations, gatherings, musters, organizations

circles, clans, cliques, coteries, fellowships, gangs, rings, rounds, sets

factions, guilds (also gilds), orders, schools, sects

brigades, crews, outfits, phalanxes (or phalanges), platoons, posses, task forces, teams

alliances, blocs, coalitions, confederacies, confederations, federations, leagues, unions

battalions, squadrons

bevies, broods, coveys

contingencies, possibilities

climaxes, turning points

happenings, landmarks, milestones

conditions, passes, situations, straits

deadlocks, impasses, stalemates

corners, fixes, holes, hot waters, jams, last ditches, pinches, predicaments, scrapes, spots

eleventh hours, last minutes

clouts, influences, leverages, pulls, voices, weights

jurisdictions

directions, managements

dominances, imperiums, predominances, sovereignties (also sovranties), supremacies

prerogatives, privileges, rights

eminences, importances, moments