master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
putting into operation; invocation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
of course; certainly; naturally
counter for drops of liquid
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
retention; maintenance; preservation
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
technique; art; skill; move
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
you (plural); all of you; you all
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
diversion; distraction; feint
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
instant; moment; for an instant