information bureau; intelligence department
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
because of; owing to; due to
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
trouble; bother; annoyance
one's physical safety; personal security
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
one's person; around one's person
secret; private; surreptitious
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
no, not like that (but like this)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
troops; group members; team members
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
study; library; den; home office; reading room