to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
reality; actuality; hard fact
tail (animal); tail end; tip
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
such; like that; that sort of; very
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
fast approach; quick intimacy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
to lead someone around by the nose
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
secrecy; highly classified information
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander