human trafficking; slave trade
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
high-grade sake; fine drink
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
in a day; in a brief space of time
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
with a snap; with a crack
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to pretend; to act (as if)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health