illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
very young; little; childish; immature
important post; important office; key position
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
system; institution; organization; organisation
financial power; financial means; wealth
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
now that; since; so long as; because
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
gift; present; tip; bribe
(one's) work performance; performance record; service record
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to feel depressed; to be down
to become empty; to be emptied
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
official document; archives