to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
state secrets; secrets of the state
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to spread; to be propagated
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
I see; that's right; indeed
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to turn towards; to point
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
don't you think?; indicates question
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
secrecy; highly classified information
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
function; facility; faculty; feature
small number; few; minority
skill; dexterity; master hand
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset