arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
MI5 (from Military Intelligence Section 5); Security Service (UK)
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
Palace of Westminster; Westminster Palace
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
news; word; tidings; omen
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
extermination; annihilation
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
disinformation; false information
circulation; dissemination
at first; in the beginning; originally
each nation; many nations; many countries
monolith; large slab of rock
self-management; self-imposed control
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
classic (work, esp. book); the classics