to be able (to); to be possible (to)
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to claim victims; to leave casualties
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to say; to be pleased to say
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
originally; by nature; from the start
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
to backfire; to have a harmful result
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
transactions; dealings; business
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set