The Economist
Called to account - Dealing with customer complaints
complaint n.
summer complaint
sabotage v./n.
go viral
out of proportion
blow sth. out of proportion
to treat a particular event or problem far too seriously
invariably adv.
pit sb. against sth.
to cause one person or group to fight against with another
plucky adj.
Goliath n.
grip n./v.
multiply v./n.
pandemic
capability n.
ability
capacity
dispute v./n.
border/trade dispute
settle/resolve the dispute
be in dispute
undermine v.
alike adj./adv.
baggage handler n.
toss around
fruitless adj.
futile
vain
restitution n.
pledge to do sth.
drag v./n.
make way for
ham-fisted adj.
prompt v.
to make sth. happen
dub vt.
eternally adv.
vigilant adj.
vigilante n.
query n./v.
one-off adj./n.
on top of
in addition to
infrastructure
- The basic system and services, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively
in turn
subdivide v.
a hell of
refund v./n.
pay out
oddly enough
cushion the blow
hit v./n.
It hit me that ...
hit a world record
hit the bottom
hit the road
get away with
monopoly n.
tremendous adj.
- very great in amount or level, or extremely good