Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
deputy secretary (government); deputy director
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
article; news story; report; account
interception (email); wiretap; bug
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
decline in television viewing; loss of interest in television
acceleration; speeding up
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
invited witness; unsworn witness; person of interest; voluntary interviewee; expert advisor; consultative expert
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bureau director; office chief
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to move (house); to change residence
to quit one's job; to resign
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan