chief operating officer; COO
number two; second in command
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
computerized tomography; CT
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
National Security Agency (of the United States); NSA
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
technological development
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
made in Japan; Japanese-made
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
establishment (of a business); founding
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
casualties; the killed and wounded
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
diesel oil; gas oil; light oil