Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Organisation); NATO
working group; task force
France; French (language)
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
hearsay; learning by hearsay
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
secret; private; surreptitious
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
unidentified flying object; UFO
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
the same kind; accomplice; partner
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
two times; twice; two degrees
many; much; plenty; hardly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
at that time; in those days
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
interception (email); wiretap; bug
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to tighten; to press hard