Official Development Assistance; ODA
general ledger (accounting)
shadow cabinet; opposition party executive
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
French-speaking world; francophone world; francophonie
public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
fine (for a minor offence)
additional collection; additional imposition; surcharge; forfeit; penalty
National Public Service Act
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
Official Development Assistance; ODA
door-to-door visit; door-to-door canvassing (canvasing)
first appointment (to a post)
finger stall; fingerstall; finger cot; rubber finger tip; rubber thimble; thimblette
deposit and withdrawal (of money); receiving and making payments
financial circles; the financial community