to defy conventional wisdom
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
each nation; many nations; many countries
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
production (e.g. play); direction
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
cosmopolitan; world citizen
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
state secrets; secrets of the state
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
particular; hard to please; fussy
the very best; excellent; superb
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
way of eating; how to eat
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one