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; burying one's head in the sand
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
document; official papers
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
manners; behavior; behaviour
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
systematic; organized; organizational
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
how; in what way; by what means
materials; data; document
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
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
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
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(theatrical) fighting scene
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
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
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
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 (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone