to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
slave traffic; slave dealer
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
text; provisions (act, treaty)
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
bluff; false show of power; bold front
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to be dispersed; to get separated
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
courting; wooing; making advances
passions; sexual desire; lust
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to