human trafficking; slave trade
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to send flying with a kick
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
firmly; solidly; heartily
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around