cooking program; cookery show
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
The Culinary Institute of America
Legion of Honour; highest order of merit in France
parting; separation; farewell
secretariat; executive office
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
everywhere; all over; throughout
big brother; elder brother; Big Brother; dictator; despot
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
government official; clerk
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
alteration; falsification; faking
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
current (present-day) English
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
everyday life; daily life
apple; Apple (computer company)