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 know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
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; public servant; civil servant
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
contemporary English; present-day English; current English
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
everyday life; daily life
Macintosh (brand of personal computer manufactured by Apple); Mac; mackintosh (raincoat); McIntosh (apple)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of