to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
manners; behavior; behaviour
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
systematic; organized; organizational
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
(theatrical) fighting scene
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
end; close; finish; termination
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
interests and preferences
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
social life; social intercourse
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment