excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
a few years ago; some years back
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
military authorities; army circles
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
intelligence agency; secret service
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
store brand; straight bond; station break; full-back (in soccer); social business
computed tomography; computerized tomography; CT
mobility; maneuverability
heating power; thermal power; firepower
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
World War III; Third World War
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
worst-ever; history's worst
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low