smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
two parts; two copies; the second part
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
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; burying one's head in the sand
manners; behavior; behaviour
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
systematic; organized; organizational
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
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)
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
(theatrical) fighting scene
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
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
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
end; close; finish; termination
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
interests and preferences
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
social life; social intercourse
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
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; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion