great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
military-industrial complex
immediately; right away; on the spot
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
both hands; both arms; ten
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
head of a branch; branch office manager; bureau chief
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish