permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
degree of relative priority
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
in unison; as one; united
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
useless resistance; vain struggle
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to have a relationship; to have relations
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to toady; to be obsequious
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
talk; conversation; dialogue
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt