illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
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; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
reality; actuality; hard fact
tail (of an 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
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
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) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
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
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
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 (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
permission; approval; authorization; license
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
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
performance of one's official duties
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
rest period; intermission; break time; recess