to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
penalty; sentence; punishment
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to spend time (on doing something)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
underworld; underside of society
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
government; administration
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
influence; clout; leverage
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
important person; strategic person; key figure
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to offer a (monetary) prize
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
prize money; monetary award; reward
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...