National Security Agency (of the United States); NSA
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
fighting in numerous battles
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
intelligence agency; secret service
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
rescue mission; evacuation operation
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
trade; buying and selling