1 (slang) very close same-sex friend

2 gay partner

1 base (of operations)

2 industrial or military base

3 al-Qaeda

1 (slang) bromance

2 gay love

1 basic

2 fundamental

3 main

4 elementary

1 basically

2 on the whole

1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people

1 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)

1 to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)

1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)

1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people