scoop-getting freelance journalist
drug administration; giving of a drug; medication
democracy; democratic nation
unapproved; lack of approval
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
research thesis; treatise
classified document; confidential document; top secret document; sensitive documents
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
proving ground; test site
Reinhard; Reinhardt; Reinhart
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
personal identification number; PIN; password number
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
article to be delivered; present
back off!; leave me alone!
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)