libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
drug deal; drug dealing; drug trafficking; drug trade
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
narcotics squad; narc squad
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
gesture; gesticulation; motion
head; lead; vanguard; first
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
by sheer strength; by brute force
assertion; declaration; affirmation