intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
bureau director; office chief
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
(social) class; rank; grade
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
tone (of voice); manner of talking
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
outbreak of war; starting a war
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
success or failure; outcome; result
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
rebirth; new birth; nascent
to establish; to formulate