demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to throw away; to abandon
black-market channels; illegal channels
that is to say; so that means
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
physical work; manual labour (labor)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
northwestern part; the northwest
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
deadly serious; deadly earnest
intimacy; affection; familiarity
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
convenient; handy; useful
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
these guys; these fellows
to tear up and throw away
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)