Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
vice-minister; undersecretary
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to be helpful; to be useful
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
performance of one's official duties
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
great authority; eminent person; luminary
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
approval; license; licence; permission
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
training (esp. in-service); induction course
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
monistic; unitary; unified; centralized; centralised
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
something like ...; something called ...
system; institution; organization; organisation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
knowing how to swim; returning a favor
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base