to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
terrain; geographical features; topography
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
massing (of troops); gathering
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
using as an intermediary; through
to take (be in) charge of
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
fighting in numerous battles
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
intercommunication (usu. in telecoms contexts)
one cause; one reason; one factor
successively; one after another
state of mind; (one's) mental state
chopping board; cutting board
shelled shrimp (that have also had their heads removed)
dealing with; coping with
to knead well; to polish; to refine
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on