state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
innumerable; countless; numberless
transport; transportation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
container (e.g. shipping); skip
underground; subterranean
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
storehouse; warehouse; godown
illegal; illicit; unlawful
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
stolen goods; loot; spoils
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
anti-aircraft gun; antiaircraft artillery
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
bank; banking institution
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
almost; roughly; approximately
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
certain evidence; definite evidence
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
members; member; constituent
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on