pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
stolen goods; loot; spoils
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
atoll; circular coral reef
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
based on; built on; made from
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
episode; anecdote; vignette
cyborg; cybernetic organism
to attack; to assault; to assail
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
single-mounted gun (naval turret, tank, etc.)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
light; right; right field; right fielder
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated