near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
occupation forces; occupation army
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
counterintelligence; counterespionage
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to take (be in) charge of
secret military agency; secret service
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
question; inquiry; enquiry
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
passion; temper; irritability
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
raging bull; ferocious bull
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty