| A | B |
|---|
| smuggling | the crime of taking something illegally from one country to another |
| suffocate | to die or make someone die by preventing them from breathing |
| cog | a wheel with small bits sticking out around the edge that fit together with the bits of another wheel as they turn in a machine |
| trying in vain | you do not succeed in achieving what you intend |
| right-hand-man | an indispensable helper or chief assistant |
| manslaughter | the crime of killing someone illegally but not deliberately |
| ringleader | someone who leads a group that is doing something illegal or wrong |
| crammed | tightly packed full of somethin |
| detained | to officially prevent someone from leaving a place |
| lenient | not strict in the way you punish someone or in the standard you expect |
| pitiful | someone who looks or sounds so sad and unfortunate that you feel very sorry for them |
