in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
illegal; illicit; unlawful
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to throw into; to toss into
Everyone is safe (all right)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to pay attention; to be watchful
each time it happens; at all such times
beforehand; in advance; previously
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
folding knife; clasp-knife; penknife
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to have no chance (of succeeding)
have a good day; take care; see you
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
stillness; repose; standing still
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak