to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
manners; behavior; behaviour
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
systematic; organized; organizational
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
how; in what way; by what means
material; materials; data; information; documents
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to find out; to discover; to locate
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
(theatrical) fighting scene
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how