the slightest bit of room; (lit.) room to stand a gimlet (on its end)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
territory; autonomous region
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
spy; special agent; covert operative
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
to look young; to seem young
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
senior; veteran; old-timer
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
up until now; as recently as the present
nine times; twisting around many times
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
to be lacking in options; to be too few
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
state secrets; secrets of the state
under development; in development
death and injury; being killed or injured
power supply; power distribution
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface