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organized crime; organised crime

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judge

3

statement; declaration

2

court (of law); courtroom

5

gloomy; obscure

2

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

6

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

1

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

1

one room

2

barn; stable

1

bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh

4

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

3

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

2

at present; now

4

(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

2

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

2

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

13

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

1

to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen

1

rampancy; prevalence; domination

1

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

4

influence; clout; leverage

4

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

public prosecutor

6

light color; light colour

1

controlling power

1

imitation; sham; -like

1

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

4

fireplace; hearth; stove

6

raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark

1

to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress

2

to kill; to choke the life out of

1

knob; doorknob

4

common front; united front

1

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

to await; to expect

3

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

4

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

3

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

2

before now; hitherto

1

Jean-Jackques

1

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

1

novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away

1

assistant ...; probationary ...

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in various ways

2

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

2

police officer; policeman; policewoman

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