symbol; code; sign; notation
National Science Foundation (USA); NSF
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
useless; vain; aimless; idle
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
provisional; temporary; tentative
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
by your leave; with your permission
intelligence or information network
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to play a central role; to take a leading part
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
National Security Board (1952-1954)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
and yet; though; when; in spite of
countermeasure; counter-measure
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to gather; to collect; to assemble
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue