slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
immediately; at once; instantly
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to dispose of; to sell off
good-looking; fair; beautiful
in succession; one by one
offender; criminal; culprit
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
everything; anything; nothing
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
matter of time; question of time
all (there is); as long as there is
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive