base (military, expedition, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to ask a question; to ask questions
periodic; regular; routine
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
supply base; storage depot
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
subordination; dependency
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
intermediate color; intermediate colour; neutral color or tint; neutral colour
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sense of smell; olfaction
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel