after having come this far; now that we've come this far
what's what; heads or tails
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
organized crime; organised crime
large number (of); many; majority
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
premises search; household search
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
simultaneous; all at once
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
interior; inside; internal
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
remaining silent; keeping secret
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
vice; immorality; corruption
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
interference; meddling; butting in
recompense; indemnity; atonement
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
condition; state (of health); appearance