intelligence or information network
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to find out; to discover; to locate
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
security-related; from the stand-point of safety
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
wherein; therein; thereinto
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
in proportion to; just as much as
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
standing; reserve; always having ready
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
fear; dread; fright; willies
only; merely; but; no more than
several times; a few times
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
emergency; extraordinary; unusual