National Security Council
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
Director of National Intelligence (USA); DNI
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
trend of the times; way things are going
share; portion; quota; cut
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
one's own property; possessions
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
long military service; having experienced many battles
war photographer; combat cameraman
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
100,000,000; one hundred million
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
environmental problem; environmental issue
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to quit one's job; to resign
to make sense; to be meaningful
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison